WISE, John Thomas Alexander
| Service Number: | 32602 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmanian, Australia, 6 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive fireman |
| Died: | Acute Appendicitis & Uraemia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 18 May 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 245), Wiltshire, England, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Tasmanian Government Railways |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 32602, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 32602, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 32602, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 18 May 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 32602, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 32602 awm_unit: 25th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-05-18 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 18th May.... Gunner John Thomas Alexander Wise was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1891. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th October, 1916 as a 24 year old, single, Locomotive Fireman from Launceston, Tasmania.
Gunner Wise embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on RMS Osterley on 14th February, 1917 with 25th Howitzer Brigade, 10th Reinforcements of Australian Field Artillery & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 11th April, 1917. Gunner Wise was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on the voyage to England from 22nd February until 28th February, 1917.
Gunner Wise was marched in to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery (R. B. A. A.) at Larkhill, Wiltshire from Australia on 11th April, 1917. He was sent sick to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 10th May, 1917.
Gunner John Thomas Alexander Wise died at 7.55 p.m. on 18th May, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire from Acute Appendicitis & Uraemia.
Gunner John Thomas Alexander Wise was buried on 22nd May, 1917 in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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