Billy Harvey

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

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.

  1. ^ Honours and Awards: William George Harvey, awm.gov.au. Retrieved 14 November 2022.