Thomas Simmonds Harvey

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of John Thomas and Annie Isobel Harvey, of Petane, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Mr. J. T. Harvey, of Petane, yesterday received word that this son, Driver T. S. Harvey, had died of pneumonia in France on May 27th. The deceased soldier was 21 years of age, and was well known in Napier. Before enlisting he was employed on Mr. B. Chambers' Pukumoana [sic] station at Te Pohue. He left Napier with the 4th Reinforcements (Mounted Rifles) and when he arrived in Egypt he was posted to the Army Service Corps, and later on told [sic] off to attend to the horses in Egypt. He was then transferred to the infantry*." [Hastings Standard, Volume VI, Issue 149, 7 June 1916, Page 4] [*Spelling corrected from the original.]

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Casualty

Service Number:

5/27I

Name:

Thomas Simmonds Harvey

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

24 September 1896

Place of Birth:

Eskdale, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

John T Harvey (father), Petane, Napier [Shown as John S Harvey in the Nominal Roll]

Religion:

Presbyterian

Date of Enlistment:

18 February 1915

Locality on Enlistment:

Rukumoana* Station, Te Pohue [*Shown as Raihamoana Station in the Nominal Roll]

Place of Enlistment:

Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Shepherd

Employer:

James Nichol, Te Pohue

Unit:

NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion, 12 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of sickness

Date of Death:

27 May 1916

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

4th Reinforcements

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

17 April 1915

Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23

Vessel:

Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord)

Cemetery Reference:

I. A. 28.

Cemetery Location:

France