Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Bicket M D  Pte   3245    Matthew Dunlop        8 Inf Bn    23    Farmer    Single    R C       

Address:    Moonee Ponds, Puckle St, 54   

Next of Kin:    Ryan, Mrs, sister, 38 Lincoln Rd, Essendon   

Enlisted:    2 Jul 1915       

Embarked:     A71 Nestor 11 Oct 1915 (Adelaide)   

Relatives  on Active Service:

Bicket R T Pte 2560  brother

Bicket W V Pte 1441 brother

Date of death: 19/07/1916          

V.C. CORNER AUSTRALIAN CEMETERY MEMORIAL, FROMELLES

Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau Correspondence

Missing July 19th 1916

Witness states soldier was killed on the above date.  He saw soldier lying in "No man's land" and on discovering him to be dead, took his disk from the body and handed it in.  He knew soldier very well, and is positive it was soldier as he had been in the 8th and 60th Btn with him.  Description 5ft 7", dark complexion, medium build.  Witness Hughes, R S 2934  57th Batt Worget Camp, Wareham
May 14th 1917.
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War Service Commemorated

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Missing [Beekett]               

Regimental Register

In Memoriam

No notices in The Argus 1917-1920