Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Hill W A Sapper 159 William Arthur 3 FCE 25 Carpenter Single C of E
Address: Ascot Vale, Mirams St, 40
Next of Kin: Hill, S, Miss, sister, 40 Mirams St, Ascot Vale
Enlisted: 16 Sep 1914
Embarked: A2 Geelong 22 Sep 1914
Relatives:
Hill V G Pte 6360 brother (KIA)
Lycett-W-D-Pte-2063 sister Daisy's fiance
Mentioned in W D Lycett's diary http://www.anzacs.net/Diary.htm
30 Jan 1915 On a pontoon being towed, near a town called Ishmaeli
20 Mar 1915 Will went to visit but Hill out on leave
31 May 1915 Had a chat with Will Lycett and A Milne
2 Jun 1915 Visited Will Lycett
7 Jun 1915 Went for a swim with Will Lycett
14 Jun 1915 Went into trenches with Will Lycett to view enemy with a periscope
15 Jul 1915 Saw Will Lycett
20 Dec 1915 Had a yarn with Will Lycett
14 Jan 1916 Sent wire to Will Lycett re transfer to Engineers
4 Mar 1917 Went to visit Will
27 Apr 1917 Called on Will
2 May 1917 Will called on W A Hill
7 May 1917 Making a cross for Will's friend Bryan Chisholm
9 May 1917 Will called on W A Hill
12 May 1917 Will called on W A Hill
15 Sep 1917 Called on Will Lycett and father Harry and had dinner
16 Sep 1917 Went to see Will Lycett and visit Stan Cohen
19 Sep 1917 Visited Will and Harry Lycett, got a recommendation to join their unit
18 Oct 1917 Visited Will to say his transfer to their Railway Unit had come through
19 oct 1917 Arrived at the Railway Unit
20 Oct 1917 Went with Will Lycett to Reningholst to buy Xmas cards
3 Nov 1917 Went out for coffee with Will Lycett
25 Dec 1917 Had Christmas Dinner with Will Lycett
20 Jan 1917 Had a yarn with Will Lycett
21 Jan 1917 Went on leave to England
6 Feb 1918 Will hears that Will Hill has been made a 2nd Corporal, and is pleased
7 Feb 1918 Will slipped over to visit Will Hill who has just got back from leave
8 Feb 1918 Went with Will Lycett to a Church Army Hut to have a good cuppa, a yarn and watch ju jitsu tricks
10 Feb 1918 Walked with Will Lycett to Popperinghe
12 Feb 1918 Went with Will Lycett to a Church Army Hut to watch a concert
17 Feb 1918 Will Lycett paid a visit to Will Hill who has tonsillitis
10 Mar 1918 Just back from Ypres, goes for a walk to Savy through Aubigny with Will Lycett
11 Mar 1918 Goes for a walk with Will Lycett and pals to Aubigny and Savy
13 March 1918 Goes for a walk with Will Lycett
16 Mar 1918 Goes for a walk after tea with Will Lycett to Bethonsart
17 Mar 1918 Goes for walk with Will Lycett and pals to Savy and Penin, being mistaken for Yankees
20 Mar 1918 Goes for a walk with Will Lycett and pals to Aubigny
24 Mar 1918 Goes for walk with Will Lycett and pals to Penin
5 Apr 1918 Goes for a walk to Bethonsart with Will Lycett for a feed of egg and chips
21 Apr 1918 Goes for a walk with Will Lycett to have egg and chips for supper
22 Apr 1918 Another walk with Will Lycett for egg and chips supper
26 Apr 1918 Walked to Aubigny for a paper and egg and chips with Will Lycett
28 Apr 1918 Went for a walk with Will Lycett for egg and chips
1 May 1918 Went for a walk with Will Lycett
2 May 1918 Went for a walk to Aubigny with Will Lycett for paper and cigarettes
5 May 1918 Went to collect washing with Will Lycett, and had egg and chips
7 May 1918 Went for a walk with Will Lycett
16 May 1918 Sent to hospital sick
24 May 1918 Will Lycett wrote to Will Hill at the 24 General Hospital
5 Jun 1918 Will Lycett received a letter from Will Hill in England
4 Jul 1918 Will Lycett recieved a letter from Will Hill, doing well in Dartford
25 Sep 1918 Will Lycett received a letter from Will Hill to say his brother Vic is missing
16 Oct 1918 Meets up with Will Lycett in England and had a look round Plymouth
17 Oct 1918 On picket duty in town - meets with Will Lycett
18 Oct 1918 Met with Will Lycett and went into Plymouth
19 Oct 1918 Went with Will Lycett into Plymouth on the tram
20 Oct 1918 Went with Will Lycett to YMCA hut for cup of tea. Later on guard duty at docks.
21 Oct 1918 Went with Will Lycett to Devonport to the Salvation Army cafe, then to Plymouth to the pictures
22 Oct 1918 Went with Will Lycett to Devonport to the Salvation Army for a meal, then to Plymouth for a variet show
23 Oct 1918 Went with Will Lycett to Plymouth to the pictures, later fish and chips
Mentioned frequently to the end of the diary in November 30 1918 on excursions and eating meals with Will Lycett.
War Service Commemorated
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