Harold Augustus WISE

Regimental number1006
Place of birthDaylesford, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
Address52 Morrah Street, Parkville, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, John B Wise, 52 Morrah Street, Parkville, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Broken Hill Senior Cadets ('old organisation').
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 September 1915
Discharge date14 February 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.

Wounded in action,8-14 May 1915 (gun shot wound, left thigh); transferred to Port Said and admitted to hospital, 18 May 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, 3 July 1915.

Admitted to Helouan Concalescent Camp, 6 July 1915 (teeth).

Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 15 July 1915 (bullet wound, thigh).

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ulysses', 4 September 1915 (for discharge); disembarked Melbourne, 30 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 14 February 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSecond given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Agustus.
Date of death29 June 1974
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, WISE Harold Augustus