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NX58216 - HARVEY, Charles (Charlie), Pte. - D Company, 16 Platoon
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"Private Charles Harvey
Charles, the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Harvey of Canowindra received his education in Canowindra and then worked at "Charleville" on the Mandurama Road.
At the age of 16 years, he enlisted in the AIF early in 1941 and was posted to the 2/30th Infantry battalion of the 8th Division. The unit sailed for Malaya and fought on the Malay Peninsular and Singapore. Taken a Prisoner of War by the Japanese he was forced to work on the Burma Railway under terrible conditions and died on 16/12/1943."
This photograph appeared in a local Canowindra newspaper, date unknown.
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