John James WISE

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Service Number:	1156
Enlisted:	19 July 1917, Toowoomba, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Born:	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 14 January 1874
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Malaria, Rabaul, Gazelle Peninsula, New Pomerania, Bismarck Archipelago, German New Guinea, 26 March 1919, aged 45 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot AA. Row A. Grave 13.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

19 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1156, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Toowoomba, Queensland
16 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 1156, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: SS Makambo embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Sep 1917:	Embarked Private, 1156, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Makambo, Brisbane

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