Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 5114
Place of Birth: Beaconsfield, Western Australia
Address: 84 East Street(WW1: 122), East Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs Caroline Elizabeth Wise
Enlistment Date: 13 March 1916
Unit Name: 28th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 18
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Labourer
Date of Death: 29 December 1917
Place of Burial: Underhill Farm Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 41), Ploegsteert, Belgium
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HISTORY
William Norman (Willie) Wise 1899–1917
BIRTH 13 JAN 1899Fremantle, Western Australia
DEATH 29 DEC 1917 Belgium
1916 Arrival. Mrs. G. Wise, of 122 East-street, Fremantle, has received a cable intimating that her son, Private William Wise, has arrived in England. (reference)
1917 “Mr. and Mrs G.Wise, of East Fremantle, have received word from their son Private William N. Wise, to say that he is out of the firing line for a spell after doing four months in the trenches in France.” The Daily News, 6 June 1917, p 3
1918 War Casualties. Mr. and Mrs. George Wise, of 122 East-street, East Fremantle, have received official information that their son, William Norman, of the 28th Battalion was killed in action on December 29 1917, after 1 year and 10 months on active service. (reference)
1918 Bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. George Wise and Family, of 122 East-street, Fremantle, wish to thank all kind friends for letters telegrams, cards, and personal expressions of sympathy during their recent sad bereavement in the loss of their dear son and brother Willie, who was killed in action on December 29, 1917. (reference)
Family/military connections
WISE, George William Joseph, Private, 11th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
WISE, Percy Leslie, Private, 36th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
