Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey
Lieutenant, Lord Strathcona's Horse, CEF
- Register No.
- 542 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- Lord Strathcona's Horse, CEF (register: Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)) all Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) VCs →
- Date of action
- 27 March 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 8th June 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 1st September 1888 at Athboy, Meath, Ireland
- Died
- 24th August 1980 at Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Memorial / grave
- Not known
Digest of citation
On 27 March 1917 at Guyencourt, France, during an attack by the regiment, the leading troop, commanded by Lieutenant Harvey, had suffered heavy casualties from rapid fire at close range. He was riding in front of his men when he came upon a wired trench containing a machine-gun and a strong garrison. He at once swung from his saddle and ran straight for the trench, jumped the wire, and shot the gunner and captured the gun
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HARVEY Frederick Maurice Watson (Reg. No.542)
Lieutenant. Lord Strathcona's Horse, CEF.
London Gazetted on 8th June 1918 Born on 1st September 1888 at Athboy, Meath, Ireland.
Died on 24th August 1980 at Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Memorial Not known Digest of Citation reads: On 27 March 1917 at Guyencourt, France, during an attack by the regiment, the leading troop, commanded by Lieutenant Harvey, had suffered heavy casualties from rapid fire at close range. He was riding in front of his men when he came upon a wired trench containing a machine-gun and a strong garrison. He at once swung from his saddle and ran straight for the trench, jumped the wire, and shot the gunner and captured the gun.
Additional information: He also held the Military Cross.
Additional information
He also held the Military Cross
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