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235087 1st/5th Battalion The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
William Harvey was born around 1890 in Bury St. Edmunds, one of thirteen children of Frederick George and Louisa Jane Harvey. His father was a railway engine driver and the family lived in St. Andrew’s Street, Bury St. Edmunds. By 1901 the family had moved to Sudbury and lived at 29 King Street. William later moved in to board with his sister Violet, her husband Alfred Perry and their son at 8 Siam Place and was employed as a photographer’s assistant.
William married Theresa (Thirza) Keeble in 1913 and they lived in Upper East Street. He enlisted in Bury St. Edmunds and served with the Suffolk Regiment (19815) before transferring to the King’s (Liverpool Regiment).
It is not known when William transferred but in July 1917 the 1st/5th Battalion which formed part of 165th Brigade, 22nd Division had been in the Ypres Salient since the beginning of the year. It was considered to be a comparatively quiet time however they were surrounded by the enemy on three sides and under constant artillery fire.
William died aged 27 on 23 July 1917 and lies buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium. He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. A Cross of Remembrance was laid by his grave in October 2014
William is also remembered on the Trinity Congregational Church Memorial which was moved to the United Reformed Church, School Street when Trinity closed. The United Reformed Church closed in 2017 and it is proposed that the memorials from both churches will be relocated to the Sudbury Cemetery Chapel.
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