Gilbert Alfred Norman WISE

WISE, Gilbert Alfred Norman

Service Number: 2511
Enlisted: 1 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 5 September 1890
Home Town: Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Blayney Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 25 June 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery: Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix
Plot 1, Row E, Grave 2 Rev. B.C. Wilson officiated. Headstone may also carry the inscription "Our Hero'" 'He gave his life that we might live', Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

1 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2511, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales
14 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 2511, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
14 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 2511, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
2 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2511, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2511, 3rd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

2 September 1915 - taken on strength 3 Battalion

25 September 1915 - to hospital with Colitis

22 March 1916 - Embarked at Alexandria for overseas

28 March 1916 - Disembarked from Grampian at Marseilles

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal