Henri Douglas Harvey
Born 31 Dec 1896 - Died 28 Nov 1971
- Service number
- 1967 AWMM
- 39804 AWMM
- Also known as
- Doug AWMM
- Henry AWMM
- Buster AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Lieutenant/Military AWMM Australian Imperial Force, 58th Battalion AWMM
- WW2 Major/Military AWMM Permanent Force AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Henri Douglas AWMM
- Surname
- Harvey AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Doug AWMM
- Henry AWMM
- Buster AWMM
- Service number
- 1967 AWMM
- 39804 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Presbyterian, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 31 Dec 1896 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Australia AWMM
- Pre 1924 AWMM 26 Napier Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- 26 Napier Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce 26 Napier Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Harvey (mother), 45 St Georges Road, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia AWMM
- Mrs Grace Elizabeth Harvey (wife), 26 Napier Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Mrs Grace Elizabeth Harvey (wife), 26 Napier Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Mrs Grace Elizabeth Harvey (wife), 26 Napier Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single AWMM
- Married AWMM
- Married AWMM
- Married/Jayforce AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- 1st & 2nd Battles of Somme AWMM
- North Africa AWMM
- Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
- 1943-1945 AWMM Solomon Islands (1943-45) AWMM
- 1946-1948 AWMM British Commonwealth Occupational Force, Japan AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 1967 AWMM
- 39804 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- Sandhurst 1940 AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 13 Jan 1915 AWMM Electrician/Civilian AWMM
- Inter War 1924 AWMM Soldier/Military AWMM
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Soldier/Military AWMM
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Soldier/Military AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 Private AWMM 58th Battalion AWMM Australian Imperial Force (AIF) AWMM
- WW2 Major/Military AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM - WW2 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
3rd Embarkation AWMM - Jayforce Headquarters, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Base AWMM British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
4th Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 25 May 1919 AWMM
Medically unfit AWMM
Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Australian Imperial Force, 58th Battalion AWMM - WW2 1 Oct 1949 AWMM
Retired AWMM
Major/Military AWMM
Permanent Force AWMM
- WW1 25 May 1919 AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Eva (born Eva Elizabeth Matilda Menere), 14 December 1868.
Named after his maternal grandfather Henri William Menere.
Husband of Grace Elizabeth Williams they were married on the 5 November 1924.
Having been discharged as medically unfit from Australia in 1919, he joined the NZ Army in 1924 with the rank of Sergeant, he was re-promoted to being a Lieutenant at the outbreak of WW2.
He was living in Palmerston North 1924-31 before moving to Wanganui.
Attested and signed at age 18 as Henry for the AIF. Listed on the WW2 Nominal Rolls as Henri. Known as Doug. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 28 Nov 1971 AWMM
Age 74 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Ash Burial K Row 3a, Plot 107 AWMM
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Sources Used - Auckland Council. West (Waikumete) burial and cremation records search
http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/westcemeterysearch.aspx
Sources Used - National Archives of Australia. Military Service Record.
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=4735691
Further Reference - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page.
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/henri-douglas-harvey
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference - J Force Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
Further Reference - Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
Further Reference
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- References
- Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
Correspondence with family - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 2: WW2 81 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 11: WW2 56 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 16: WW2 55 - Information kindly provided by family
- Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press.
- Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
- Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
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