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WISHART, John Hay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1004 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kelvin, Glasgow, Scotland, 14 February 1878 |
| Home Town: | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Darvel Public School, Ayreshire, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Dispenser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Darvel War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1004, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1004, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1004, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1004, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1004, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1004, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1004, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1004, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by VWM Australia
The only mention of 1004 Private John Hay Wishart in any after-action documentation is in the Red Cross Wounded and Missing file of 1003 Thomas Langford Watts.
Informant 1537 Corporal Harry Craven states at Bois Grenier, Watts and a man called Wishart went up the night after the attack to help bring in the wounded - 29th Patrol (not they suppose having had word) fired on them seeing the men move off. Both were killed. Wishart was rushed off to dressing station but died on the way. Watts was killed at once.
Nov 21st 1916
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