Hello My name is Bill Hackett and my Great Uncle was your great uncles best friend. Both of our great Uncles joined at the same time, same place and did the same thing in the same unit. I suspect that my great uncle had to be a stretcher bearer as he was underage. They could not send him back home.
I only learned yesterday 14th of April 2016, that my Great uncle (Horace Patrick Wilson) went to Ireland on leave to pay his respects to your Great uncle's Parents (John Hannigan) and then met and got engaged to Miss Margaret Farrell, whilst there.
Now I know why he left her money in his Will.
Do you want to learn more of each other's relatives? What ever happened to Margaret after Horace died?
There are sooo many coincidences about my Uncle. For example;
1. I served in the Army Reserrve (16 Battalion) for 13 years here in Perth. The same Unit that Horace and John served with.
2. My son goes to school at the exact site (Blackboy Hill) of the original army camp that Horace and John enlisted
3. Both Horace and John enlisted at Helena vale. I live in Helena Valley, nearby
4. Down the Hill from the army camp was a Horse race track called the Helena Vale Race course which has a main road next to it called Farrell Road. (Margaret's maiden name)
What became of Margaret and what did she do with the money from Horace's Will as it would have been a lot of money back then?
This ANZAC Day (25th of April) I will be at Blackboy Hill commemorating all those that served for our Country.
I look forward to hearing from you soon. Eg Do you have other letters too.
