Billy Harvey
| Billy Harvey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William George Harvey | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Canterbury, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 September 1917 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Passchendaele salient, Belgium | ||
| Original team(s) | Engineers | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912 | Essendon | 9 (2) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William George Harvey MC (25 October 1892 – 14 September 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). During World War I he won the Military Cross[1] and was killed in action in Belgium during the Battle of Passchendaele.
Footballer
[edit]Billy played with Ararat Football Club 1911, 8 games. Recruited from the Engineers, he played nine senior games for Essendon, and kicked two goals. His first match was against Geelong at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 25 May 1912 (round 5), in which he played well.[2] His last match was against St Kilda, at the Junction Oval, on 24 August 1912.[3]
Family
[edit]The son of Edward and Annie Harvey, née Gilpin, he was born in Canterbury, Victoria[4] in 1892, and married Mona Madeleine Faragher, at Wandsworth, London on 18 October 1916.
Soldier
[edit]He enlisted in the First AIF, giving his occupation as carpenter, on 24 August 1914.[5]
Death
[edit]Captain William George Harvey, M.C., 1st Australian Pioneers, was killed in action at the age of 25 on 14 September 1917.[6]
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Honours and Awards: William George Harvey, awm.gov.au. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Football: Essendon Beaten: A Keen Finish, The Argus, (Monday, 27 May 1912), p.4.
- ^ St. Kilda's Fine Effort: Essendon Badly Beaten, The Argus, (Monday, 26 August 1912), p.5.
- ^ William George HARVEY MC, vwma.org.au. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ NAA: B2455, HARVEY W G CAPTAIN/106, naa.gov.au. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Captain William George Harvey, awm.gov.au. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Billy Harvey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- World War I Service Record: William George Harvey
- Roll of Honour – William George Harvey
- Honours and Awards: Notification of Award: Captain William George Harvey, M.C.
- Honours and Awards: Military Cross Citation: Captain William George Harvey.
- Died on Service: Harvey, The Argus, (Monday, 24 September 1917), p.1.
- Died on Service: Harvey, The Argus, (Thursday, 27 September 1917), p.1.
- Died on Service: Harvey, The Argus, (Saturday, 29 September 1917), p.1.
- Australian Casualties: Lis No.341: Victoria: Killed in Action (Harvey, Captain W. G., Canterbury, 14/9/17), The Argus, (Saturday, 13 October 1917), p.19.
