WISHART, Henry Sproule
| Service Number: | 1060 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macorna, Victoria, Australia, 28 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Macorna, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Macorna North State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 April 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 24, Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1, Doullens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverleigh Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Inverleigh Presbyterian Church Volunteers Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1060, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1060, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 38th Infantry Battalion, GSW to leg and thigh in the front line at Houplines. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 13 July 1917. | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, SW to chin and left shoulder. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 12 March 1918. | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1060, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, SW to hip (penetrated abdomen) at Buire sur Ancre. Evacuated to 3rd Canadian CCS at Doullens where he died of his wounds the same day. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Henry Sproule WISHART was born on 28th May, 1889 in Macorna, Victoria
His parents were David WISHART and Annie Margaret BRIEN
He enlisted on 2nd March, 1916 with the 38th Battalion
Unit embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Runic on 20th June 1916
Henry died of wounds on 9th April, 1918 - buried Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension, France
He was awarded the British War medal and Victory Medal
His brother David WISHART S/N 4335 was killed in action in 1916 and his other brother Gordon Alexander WISHART survived and returned to australia
Henry (Harry) Sproule Wishart joined the first AIF on March 2, 1916. He was assigned to the 4/60th reinforcements for training at Cambellfield and on June 15, 1916 officiall transferred to the 38th Battalion (C Coy) ready for embarkation overseas
Henry was wounded in action taking a gunshot wound in the leg & thigh on January 13, 1917 and was transferred back to England for rehabilitation. He went to France in June 1917 and rejoined his unit on July 20, 1917. Wounded in action in the field on October 13, 1917 he was invalided out to England until March 1918 when he rejoined his unit in France
Within a month Henry would be wounded in action and within two days had died of those wounds
He is buried in Douellers Cemetery in France
Henry Sproule Wishart, late of the A.I.F.. and formerly of Inverleigh, farmer, who died on April 9, 1918, left by will dated May 23, 1916, real estate valued at £2278 and personal property valued at £1356, to his mother and brother.
We regret having to record the death of Private Harry Wishart, word having been received from the Defence Department that he was killed in France. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. David Wishart of Macorna. This is the second son who has made the great sacrifice, a third brother was wounded at Gallipoli and was invalided home. Sincere sympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs Wishart and family who have had so much more than their share of the misfortune of war.
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