Hi, I thank everyone for your great efforts so far and hope we can still find the right result.
Some comments on the reply's; Robert, Edward M was definitely born about 1888, and I am confident that he was born in Brisbane or in the region.
I am constantly talking with his granddaughter and she confirms he died in 1944, but has no knowledge about where he was born. I speak with confidence in saying that many people in that period were not outspoken in talking about family and their past. My family is a great example.
I have not had any success in searching for the Qld. BDM online, so I will try to get into the State Library and sift through the records, but will have to check as I am not sure if that is okay at the moment with Covid 19.
This is what I found on him died 1944 at the age of 55 that mack it b 1889
HARVEY Edward Maurice
Death notice 26MAY1944
Death 55 late of Matraville
Sydney Morning Herald 29MAY1944
Death:Name: Edward Maurice Harvey
Death Date: 1944
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's Name: Richard Maurice
Registration Year: 1944
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Registration Number: 6796
Name: Edward Maurice Harvey
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 32
Event Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1888
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1920
Marriage Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The parish as it Appears: Surry Hills St David
Father: Edward Richard Harvey
Spouse: Kathleen Ryan
Name: Edward Maurice Harvey
Death Date: 1944
Cemetery: Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Matraville, Randwick City, New South Wales, Australia
Has Bio?: N
URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
Name: Edward Maurice Harvey
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birth Place: Brisbane, Queensland
Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920
Enlistment Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Service Number: 1488
Next of Kin: Oliver James Page