Harold Milton WISE

Regimental number2755
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith's striker
AddressLinton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, John M Wise, Linton, Victoria
Enlistment date11 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialLa Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 7), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Mardling and Mary McDonald WISE
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2253 Bombardier Stanley Gordon WISE, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 16 August 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal