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Hill W A  Sapper  159

Page history last edited by Lenore Frost 6 years, 1 month ago

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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