Sounds like another needle in a haystack - not impossible perhaps, but very difficult. Suppose it depends on how much time and energy you can devote to your query.
Have you contacted the Australian War Memorial? You never know - they might be able to pull up a list of rests on a particular day. They may also be able to give you some advice on how best to undertake your search. It might also be possible to obtain information regarding the names of unit members at particular dates. One would imagine that the two mates were members of the same unit - this might narrow down the possibilities a little. Definitely the place to start.
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The Battalion histories contain some interesting information. We have three great-uncles (brothers) who fought in France and by comparing the Battalion histories with the dates of injuries, have been able to ascertain in which actions they received their injuries.
Have you obtained a copy of Harry's service records? This is available through National Archives, who are currently undertaking a project to digitise all records for online viewing. You can also purchase a photocopied file at a very reasonable cost. The information available in these files varies considerably but it should contain the bones of the information you seek - the unit he was in, where he was injured, field ambulance station-s, hospitals, etc.
Also, check the Red Cross records - if one of their volunteers visited Harry in hospital, there should be a record.
If Harry's injuries were sustained as a result of a shell, you also have to consider the possibility that, in the absence of an identifiable body, one or both of his mates were "missing in action", resulting in an enquiry at some later stage, prior to the soldier being listed as "end in action". The enquiry seemed to involve seeking statements from anyone who was still alive at the time of the enquiry, who knew the missing soldier and could account for his movements at the time of his disappearance. It could be that Harry, at some stage, provided a statement for an enquiry into one of his missing mates.
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Sydney Harbour Ferry Accident 64David. I take it you don't have your gggrandmother's rest certificate, as this would probably have some mention of the event. If it was the Greycliffe ferry...
Best of luck, Barbara
