Billy Harvey
| Billy Harvey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Belgium | ||
| Original team | Engineers | ||
| Height/Weight | 175 cm / 70 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912 | Essendon | 9 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1912 season. | |||
William George "Billy" Harvey (25 October 1892 — 14 September 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and was killed in action in Belgium in World War I.
Footballer
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.[1] His last match was against St Kilda, at the Junction Oval, on 24 August 1912.[2]
Family
The son of Edward and Annie Harvey, née Gilpin, he was born in Canterbury, Victoria in 1892, and married Mona Madeleine Faragher, at Wandsworth, London on 18 October 1916.
Soldier
He enlisted in the First AIF, giving his occupation as carpenter, on 24 August 1914.
Death
Captain William George Harvey, M.C., 1st Australian Pioneers, was killed in action on 14 September 1917.
See also
- List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service
Footnotes
External links
- Billy Harvey's 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.