Billy Harvey | |||
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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 | 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 |
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.