Billy Harvey

William George 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 during the Battle of Passchendaele.

For the Mississippi state senator, see Billy Harvey (politician).

Billy Harvey
Personal information
Full name William George Harvey
Date of birth (1892-10-25)25 October 1892
Place of birth Canterbury, Victoria
Date of death 14 September 1917(1917-09-14) (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

Footballer

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.[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

Footnotes
  1. Football: Essendon Beaten: A Keen Finish, The Argus, (Monday, 27 May 1912), p.4.
  2. St. Kilda's Fine Effort: Essendon Badly Beaten, The Argus, (Monday, 26 August 1912), p.5.
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