Edgar William Harvey

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Edgar William AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Harvey AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ41902 AWMM
• WWII 41902 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

6 Dec 1915 AWMM

Uri kiritahi

• Mrs Josephine Emma Harvey (wife), Milford, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Wife: Mrs. J. E. Harvey. C/o Mr. J. L. Harvey, 4 Dallinghoe Crescent, Milford, Auckland AWMM
• WW2 Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Harvey of Auckland AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Married/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ41902 AWMM
• WWII 41902 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

• Royal New Zealand Air Force, Initial Training Wing, Levin AWMM
• To Air Observer 8 April 1941 AWMM
• To Canada, received Badge and Sergeant 20 December 1941 as Air Observer AWMM
• Embarked for UK 28 February 1942 AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Whakangungu ope taua

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 10 Air Observer School, Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 31. Graduation Date: 20/12/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario, Canada AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Air Navigation School, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick, Canada AWMM

Te urunga

WW2 09 Feb 1941 AWMM Clerk AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Vessel was Dominion Monarch AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Accidental death on active service AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Sergeant AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Edgar Harvey was the son of John Lambert Harvey and Sarah Harvey of Milford, Auckland New Zealand; and Husband of Josephine Emma Harvey of Milford, Auckland.

Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna.

Attended Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845611)) AWMM

Matenga

16 Dec 1942 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Accidental Death AWMM

Urupā

Lakenham (St John the Baptist and All Saints) Churchyard, Norfolk, England AWMM Sec. E, Grave 25 AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Takapuna War Memorial, (ex RSA Roll, on a boulder), The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• New Zealand History online: Takapuna War Memorial
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/takapuna-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2763986
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845611
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  Sources Used

Ngā tuhinga

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.