Harvey Islands

Harvey Islands (52˚31'00" 129˚19'00" W of Aristazabal I, Hecate Str). 2nd Cpl William Harvey was a member of the Columbia detachment of Royal Engineers, which served in BC 1858–63. He was born at Putney, near London, and saw action as a sapper in the Crimean War. Harvey arrived in BC in Apr 1859 with the main contingent aboard the Thames City and probably brought his family with him. He may have been the detachment baker, as he stayed on in BC after the engineers disbanded and established...

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