Awards:

Military Medal

During the operation at HERLEVILLE, East of AMIENS, on the 17th August, 1918, this man gave great assistance and displayed fine courage in carrying up ammunition.  The enemy put down a very strong barrage in the rear and Pte HARVEY went through this barrage several times for bombs, keeping the front line well supplied.  The assistance that he gave to the bombers was invaluable and greatly assisted in the final success of the operation.  After ensuring that sufficient ammunition was to hand, he went forward along a sap leading off the front line and bombed the enemy, enabling the men in rear to establish a block. He displayed great courage and his initiative and dash set a fine example to the rest of the men.

(Sgd) C Rosenthal, Maj Gen'l, Comdg 2nd Aus Divn.

Date of recommendation 28/8/18

Bar to Military Medal  2160 L/Cpl J D Harvey, MM

After the capture of Mt St Quentin on 1/9/18 this NCO volunteered to carry back important information to Battn HQ.  All other runners being casualties when the enemy artillery was shelling heavily over lines of communication, but he kept bravely to his task.  Earlier in the day he led a section forward with great courage, cheering them on under heavy machine gun fire. Later he acted as stretcher bearer when another unit had suffered casualties, going out several times under direct enemy machine gunfire and sescuring several men who were lying in exposed positions. 

(Sgd) C Rosenthal, Major- General, Commanding 2nd Aus Divn.

Date of recommendation 15/9/18

Australian War Memorial Collection.