Lance Corporal William Harvey
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1881-02-17
Place of birth: Dundee Scotland
Next of kin: Fanny Harvey (mother), 4 Walton St., Dundee, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Craneman
Occupation (normalized): Crane Driver (Bridge- or Gantry Crane, Jib-Crane, Tower-Crane or Mobile Crane).
Address:
not stated
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1915-05-04
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 10 - 26 - 28
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 51190
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Private, 27th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lance Corporal, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1915-01-12 to 1915-05-04
- Private, 27th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-25 to 1915-01-12
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Bellewaerde Lake/Frezenberg
Commemoration location: Menin Gate Memorial; Next of Kin Memorial, Winnipeg
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1592877
LAC ID:
449622
Service file: B4139-S032
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Frances Harvey, of 4, Walton St., Dundee, Scotland, and the late Robert Harvey. Served in the South African Campaign.
Uploader's Research notes: Source: LAC files [Private Army Canadian Infantry 27th Battalion B Company Mobilized with the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada militia regiment. Private Army Canadian Infantry 27th Battalion Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Transferred to the PPCLI Reinforcements draft at Winnipeg. This unit sailed aboard SS Southland, (aka Vaderland) on January 20 from Halifax, arriving at Liverpool on January 30, They were posted to the 12th Battalion at Tidworth the following day. He was posted to France on February 23, joining the PPCLI at rest billets at Dickebusch on March 01. Promoted to Lance Corporal on April 19. Killed in action on May 04 during an artillery attack at Bellewaarde Lake Belgium. ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-11-26