A Tasmanian World War I Lieutenant has been remembered during a visit to his grave by the family of another soldier who fought alongside him.
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Arthur Harvey and his wife Colleen flew from Western Australia to northern France this month to visit the spot where Mr Harvey’s father, acting Sergeant Harold Jack Armitage Harvey was wounded during the Battle of the Lys on April 17 in 1918.
While on the trip they also visited the grave of Tasmanian-born Lieutenant Edmund Bromley King who was wounded and killed during the same battle.
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The Harveys laid a wreath on Lt King’s grave, where they found an Australian flag had already been left behind.
“There was no indication in the visitors book who may have placed it there,” Mr Harvey said.
“Our French hosts suggested that it may have been placed by Commonwealth War Graves Commission personnel, perhaps because he was an officer.”
Before heading to France, Mr Harvey told The Examiner he wanted to honour Lt King’s sacrifice for his fellow soldiers, including Mr Harvey’s father.
“It could have been my father who was killed, and I may not have been here,” he said last month.
The Harveys are now spending time in Belgium before returning to France for the Anzac Day dawn service at Villers-Bretonneux.
Mr Harvey is still hoping to get in touch with relatives of Lt King in Tasmania.
Anyone with information about Lt King or his family can email melissa.mobbs@fairfaxmedia.com.au or mail@examineronline.com.au, or phone 6336 7355.