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WISEWOULD, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 984 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ultima, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sparrows College, Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 3 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave. Buried at sea Panel 65 Rev. G.D. Barker officiated Commemorated on the Jindivik Memorial, Victoria, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jindivick War Memorial , Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Swan Hill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 984, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 984, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 984, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 16 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 984, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wounds to the hip and forearm. | |
| 3 Dec 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 984, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 984 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-12-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Joseph Wisewould of Jindivik, Victoria. Brother of Frank Wisewould who returned to Australia on 2 June 1919 having served with the 46th Battalion and Harold Wisewould who died of disease on 4 December 1915 while serving with the 23rd Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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