Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Pte Harry Lycett, circa November 1915. Australian War
Memorial Collection http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/DA12176
Lycett H Pte 3168 Harry 21 Inf Bn 19 Tinsmith Single Meth
Address: Newmarket, Railway Pl, 126
Next of Kin: Lycett, Harry, father, 126 Railway Pl, Newmarket
Enlisted: 5 Jul 1915
Embarked: A18 Wiltshire 18 Nov 1915
Relatives:
Lycett F J Pte 2719 brother (KIA)
Lycett-H-Sapper-15540 brother
Lycett-H-L-Cpl-fitter-586 father
Lycett-W-D-Pte-2063 brother
Private Harry Lycett, 7th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion.
Lycett returned to Australia a member of the 4th Field
Ambulance on 6 May 1919.
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/DA12177
Mentioned in W C Lycett's diary
http://www.anzacs.net/Diary.htm
22 Feb 1916 Met Will Lycett in Cairo
23 Feb 1916 Saw Will off to Ismalia at station in Cairo
24 Feb 1916 Will put in an application to have Harry transferred to his corps
3 Mar 1916 Went to visit Will
6 Mar 1916 Will took opportunity to visit Harry at 60th Bn
7 Mar 1916 Harry went to visit Will
10 Mar 1916 Received a visit from Will
13 Mar 1916 Received a visit from Will
15 Mar 1916 Visited Will
16 Mar 1916 Will again applied to have Harry transferred to his corps
19 Mar 1916 Harry transferred to Will's corps
20 Mar 1916 Harry on duty with Will
21 Mar 1916 Harry on duty with Will
3 April 1916 Will took Harry to see Ismailia
19 April 1916 Harry on duty with Will
14 Oct 1916 Harry out to see Will
19 Jan 1917 Harry in dispensary
11 Feb 1917 Harry helping Will
16 Jun 1917 Will and Harry went to see father near Popperinghe
20 Jul 1917 Harry brought news of brother Fred's death to Harry senior and Will
26 Jul 1917 Harry going on leave to England the following Sunday
22 Sep 1917 Harry went to visit Will and father Harry, camped near Yale
30 Sep 1917 Went to visit Will and father Harry, stayed for tea
5 Oct 1917 Went with two pals to visit Will and father Harry, and walked into Reningholst to buy Christmas Cards
10 Oct 1917 Will and father Harry camped opposite the 4 Field Ambulance and saw Harry.
Fequent visits to Will and father Harry in the next several entries
21 Oct 1917 Visiting Will when the Railway Unit is subject to an air attack
22 Oct 1917 Came to visit Will and father Harry
27 Oct 1917 Leaves with 4 Field Ambulance for a rest
17 Jan 1918 Called on Will. He is camped at Balleul
20 Jan 1918 Went to visit Will, looking well
3 Feb 1918 Will walked the 9 miles to Balleul to visit Harry and have dinner
17 Apr 1918 Will received a letter from Harry
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