HARVEY, Robert Rifleman 275368, Labour Corps, formerly Rifleman 18/976, 18th Royal Irish Rifles. He was discharged from the army on the 9th April 1918 and died on the 12th November 1918. He was the husband of Maria, and he is at rest on Movilla Cemetery, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. Some notes from what remains of his army record. He enlisted at Lisburn, County Down on the 17th November 1915 and posted to the army reserve. He was aged 25 and a labourer. He was living with his uncle, Henry Campbell, at Maze, near Hillsborough, County Down. At some stage he was posted as private 47350, Worcestershire Regiment at Swindon, Wiltshire, England. On the 2nd June 1917 he was transferred to No5, Agricultural Company, Devonshire Regiment, on the 30th June 1917 transferred to 449 Agricultural Company, Labour Corps. 18th August 1917 he was transferred to Southern Command and the next day transferred to 303 Labour Corps. On the 15th September 1917 he was posted to 384, Home Service, Labour Corps. On the 3rd January 1917 he married Spinster, Maria McWilliams at St Martins Church, Newtownards and he was then living at 16, William Street, Newtownards. They had one child, Ellen born 8th September 1915 at 24, Grays Hill, Bangor, County Down and an adopted child, Marion born 15th October 1917 at Newtownards. as recorded in army record. He was medically discharged to pension on the 9th April 1918 as being no longer physically fit for war service. Having served 2 years and 146 day, he was suffering from a gastric ulcer. On the 19th March 1918 in Belfast he was on a Medical Board. It was reported the his disability originated in June 1917 at Training Camp, Clandeboye, near Bangor, County Down. He was admitted into the camp hospital suffering from abdominal pains and was in the hospital for two weeks where he was given a milk diet, he had constant abdominal pain, he lost weight and had gastric pain after food which was relieved by vomiting. He was discharged to home and family at 85, Church Street, Newtownards He may have been the son of James and Isabella of (1901) 136, Upper Newtownards Road, borough of Victor, Down (1911) 26, McClure Street, Cromac, Belfast.
