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WISHART, John Hay

Service Number:	1004
Enlisted:	10 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Barony, Glasgow, Scotland, 1881
Home Town:	Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dispenser
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel 3, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1004, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1004, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1004, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
Date unknown:	Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Parents address was Barony Cottage, Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland