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Harold Thomas Wickham fought at one sole battle and that was the battle of Beersheba. It was a battle between the Allies and the central powers. The allies were trying to take control of the land in which they did as has gone down as one of the best cavalry charges ever. The armies that fought at th...
The death of Harold
It was getting dark on the 31st of October 1917 and the 4th light horse and the 12th light horse needed to go into attack. They planned to hit beersheba with a charge raiding their city, taking the water and gaining control over that area. This will be a huge advancement for the light horse. It was...
Preparing for battle
Harold was then taken on strength and assigned to the 4th light horse regiment in which he was dreaming for and was always going to get as he was young. The leading officers marched off to Gaza which multiple battles were taken place so being cautious was key. It was a long 3 night march towards Gaz...
Moascar
Harold Thomas Bell was then sent to the Moascar Isolation camp in which was a medical camp. This provided a checkup on the health for the soldiers to make sure there were no illnesses. Then troops weren't here for long before they were sent off to battle especially for Harold as he only spent a coup...
Suez
Harold Thomas Wickham arrived in the Middle East on the 6/8/17 after leaving on the 22/6/17. This was a long journey but worth it for young Harold as it was his dream to be in the war and help serve the country. He was assigned his horse straight away so he could enjoy long rides with the horse to g...
Embark
Harold Thomas Bell embarked on a boat on the 22/6/17 on his way to Palestine. He told his father and mother that he was going to Queensland but really he was going to war as a 16 year old. A few officer doubted that he was 16 and questioned "Got a birth certificate" but Harold had the excuse of "It...