WISEMAN, Horace George Frederick
| Service Number: | 2870 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 9 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sturt Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Salesman/Softgoods assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds (gas shell), Thistledump Dressing Station, Belgium, France, 27 October 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval Row E, Grave 26 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Cowell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2870, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2870, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Machine Gun Company | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 8th Machine Gun Company, Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2870 awm_unit: 8th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-27 | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Wounded Private, 2870, 8th Machine Gun Company, Polygon Wood, Gas shell |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Horace George Frederick WISEMAN was born on 9th August, 1894 in North Adelaide, South Australia
His parents were Samuel WISEMAN and Evelyn Grace Whitehead HAINES who married on 28th September,1893 in the Wesleyan Church, Londsdale Street, Melbourne
Horace had previous service with the 78th Battalion (Senior Cadets) & then transferred to the Citizens Forces - after a stint in the NCO Training School he rapidly rose through the ranks to Sergeant Major
He enlisted on 4th August, 1915 in Adelaide and embarked with the 32nd Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements on 11th April, 1916
Horace died on 27th October 1916 at the Thistledump Dressing Station of Gas Poisoning - he is buried in Thistle Dump Cemetery, Longueval, Picardie, France and his name is also memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
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Article from the Journal, Adelaide, Monday 19th March, 1917
Late Sergeant Major Horace WISEMAN
On Saturday news was received that Sgt-Major Horace Wiseman, eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. S. Wiseman (senior) of Cowell, had died of gas poisoning at the dressing station in France on Oct.27th 1916. He was 22 years of age last August 1915 and entered the Non Commissioned Officers Training School and quickly rose to the rank of Sergeant Major. He left Australia on April 11th, 1916 attached to the 32nd Battalion.
On arriving in France he joined the 8th Machine Gun Company and owing to the scarcity of men, volunteered as a Private. In November last, Mr. Wiseman received word that his son had been wounded and although diligent enquiries were made through various sources, nothing further could be learned until news of the soldiers death was received, nearly four months afterwards. The late Sgt Major Wiseman lived for the greater part of his life in Adelaide and went to Cowell with his parents 3 years ago. He took a keen interest in the Methodist Church and was a member of the choir and taught a class of boys at Sunday School. he also took an active interest in the Boy Scout Movement and was assistant scoutmaster of the Cowell Troop.
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