Henry Harvey

**CONFLICTING ADDRESS??** “Henry George Harvey, R.N.R., husband of Mrs. Harvey, 48 Lovewell Road, South Lowestoft, and son of Mr. and Mrs J.Harvey, 12, Avondale Road, Lowestoft, lost his life as a result of the collision of his ship with a mine.”

The picture of this man is in the edition of the Norwich Mercury dated 20th July 1918.

That sailor on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website is:-

HARVEY, HENRY GEORGE

Rank:…………………….....Deck Hand

Service No:………………10427DA

Date of Death:…………16/06/1918

Service:…………………....Royal Naval Reserve

……………………………......H.M. Drifter "Ocean Fisher." 

Panel Reference:…….30.

Memorial:………………...CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

CWGC: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3047474/HARVEY,%20HEN...

The WW1 Naval Casualties database records that Leading Deck Hand 10427.D.A.(Ch) Henry George Harvey was “Killed or died as a result of enemy action” on the 16th June 1918 whilst serving on HM Drifter Ocean Fisher. His body was not recovered for burial. He was born Lowestoft on the 27th January 1896. The next of kin informed of his death was his wife Laura, of 48, Cornwall Road, Kirkley, Lowestoft.