Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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LISSON, VICTOR TASMAN

Born 24^th June 1890 Geeveston Tasmania to William and Margaret Lisson (nee Thompson) he was a police trooper at Launceston when he enlisted.

He died from machine gun fire.

Mrs. W. Lisson wife of Constable Lisson police station, Dover has received the following letter dated France March 20: -

"Dear Madam, A letter is to hand from my sister inquiring about your son Victor Lisson. It is with regret that I am to let you know that your son is dead. He was my best mate and was wounded on the night of July 28. 1916, and died before we could get him to our lines having been wounded with five machine-gun bullets, the fatal one being in his side. We charged for a certain position that night but did not reach our objective, and had to retire with our wounded; it was then that we discovered Vic. was dead. He was in the same platoon as me and almost side by side. I wrote to you a fortnight later, and, by all accounts, the letter did not reach you. As Vic, my brother and I were sworn mates, I felt Vic's death as if it had been my own brother. It was the first time we had been in a charge together, and he was as brave a man as ever held a rifle. He cared for nothing, and it's a mate like him you miss. We had done a lot of work in the trenches together for months past and had many a good time together as well as the rough ones. He was a lance corporal and was only waiting a vacancy for promotion. The boys in the company thought the world of him and he got on well with everyone. I received a letter from the Red Cross concerning him and I made a statement straight away and forwarded it to them. I got a slight wound myself in November 1916, and have been away since but I start back for my battalion tomorrow. We have been in France twelve months and had some very hard fighting but I trust we shall shortly be repaid for it. This is a terrible war and we boys all know how our dear ones at home are thinking and worrying over us, but no man could have died a nobler death than your son Vic. and with deepest sympathy to my old comrade's people, I remain, your sincere friend, Sergeant G. R. Eppingstall, 26th Battalion."

The Mercury 26^th June 1917

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