Billy Harvey

William George Harvey MC (25 October 1892 — 14 September 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). During World War I he won the Military Cross[1] and was killed in action in Belgium 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.[2] His last match was against St Kilda, at the Junction Oval, on 24 August 1912.[3]

Family

The son of Edward and Annie Harvey, née Gilpin, he was born in Canterbury, Victoria[4] 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.[5]

Death

Captain William George Harvey, M.C., 1st Australian Pioneers, was killed in action at the age of 25 on 14 September 1917.[6]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Honours and Awards: William George Harvey, awm.gov.au. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. Football: Essendon Beaten: A Keen Finish, The Argus, (Monday, 27 May 1912), p.4.
  3. St. Kilda's Fine Effort: Essendon Badly Beaten, The Argus, (Monday, 26 August 1912), p.5.
  4. William George HARVEY MC, vwma.org.au. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. NAA: B2455, HARVEY W G CAPTAIN/106, naa.gov.au. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. Captain William George Harvey, awm.gov.au. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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