Rank: Gunner
Regimental Number: 30491
Place of Birth: Fremantle, Western Australia
Address: Kinross Punt Road South Yarra, Victoria
Next of Kin: DR. Arthur Thomas White
Enlistment Date: 14 August 1916
Unit Name: Field Artillery Brigade 8, Reinforcement 6
Age embarkation: 18
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Medical student
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WHITE, Dr. Arthur Thomas, Colonel, 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, AAMC — Streets of East Freo
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 847
Place of Birth: Geraldton, Western Australia
Address: Fitzgerald Street, Northam, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Father, John Whittle
Enlistment Date: 5 September 1914
Unit Name: 11th Battalion, G Company
Age embarkation: 27
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Coachbuilder
Date of Death: -
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Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 4880
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Address: 88 Sewell Street(WW1: 178), East Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Father, Arthur Williams
Enlistment Date: 31 May 1915
Unit Name: 1st Australian General Hospital, Special Reinforcements
Age embarkation: 25
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Plumber
Date of Death: -
Place of Burial: -
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Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 4913
Place of Birth: Bathurst, New South Wales
Address: Devon Street, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs M D Williamson
Enlistment Date: 16 August 1915
Unit Name: 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 31
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Shunter
Date of Death: -
Place of Burial: -
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Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 1435
Place of Birth: Fremantle Western Australia
Address: 84 East Street(WW1: 122), East Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs Caroline Wise
Enlistment Date: 30 October 1914
Unit Name: 11th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 21
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Tinsmith
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George William Joseph Wise 1893–1948
BIRTH 11 NOV 1893, Fremantle, Western Australia
DEATH 13 MAR 1948, Nedlands, Western Australia
Resident of 84 East Street between 1911 - 1920.
1912 Funeral. The funeral of the late Mr. George Wise sen., a resident of this State for the last 50 years, and father of Mr. George Wise, of Messrs. Currie and Murray, North Fremantle, and Mesdames W. Douglas and M. Brown, of Perth, took place on Monday afternoon and was attended by many friends. The deceased gentleman, who was in his 71st year, was well known in Perth and Fremantle. The cortege moved from the residence of his son, Mr. George Wise, No. 122 East-street, East Fremantle...The chief mourners were Mr. G. Wise (son), Mesdames W. Douglas and M. Brown (daughters), Mrs. G. Wise (daughter-in-law), Mr. W. Douglas (son-in-law), George Stanley, Percy and William Wise, William Douglas jun... (reference)
1919 Engagement. The engagement is announced of Bertha, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Bateman, of Lion Mill, to George Joseph Wise, late 11th Battalion, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Wise, of 122 East-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
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WISE, Percy Leslie, Private, 36th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
WISE, William Norman, Private, 28th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
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Regimental Number: 3394
Place of Birth: Fremantle, Western Australia
Address: Sydney, New South Wales
Next of Kin: Father, George Wise
Enlistment Date: 2 July 1917
Unit Name: 36th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 21
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Horse Driver
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Percy Leslie Wise 1896–1950
BIRTH 16 OCT 1896 Fremantle, Western Australia
DEATH 3 MAR 1950, Subiaco, Western Australia
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WISE, George William Joseph, Private, 11th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
WISE, William Norman, Private, 28th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
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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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)
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WISE, George William Joseph, Private, 11th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
WISE, Percy Leslie, Private, 36th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 5116
Place of Birth: Semaphore, South Australia
Address: 46 Carnac Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs Annie Mabel Wood
Enlistment Date: 1 March 1916
Unit Name: 28th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 26
Marital Status: Widower
Occupation: Tramway Motorman
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Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 17722
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria
Address: Moss Street, East Fremantle
Next of Kin: Father, Thomas Henry Carrington
Enlistment Date: 3 February 1916
Unit Name: April 1917 Reinforcements
Age embarkation: 25
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Accountant
Date of Death: -
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Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 3132
Place of Birth: Omeo, Victoria
Address: Dowerin, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Brother, Arthur Card, Hms 'Encounter', On Active Service
Enlistment Date: 30 October 1916
Unit Name: 48th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 23
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Labourer
Date of Death: 12 October 1917
Place of Burial: No known grave
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Regimental Number: 4231
Place of Birth: Brunswick, Victoria
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Next of Kin: Grandmother, Isobel Card
Enlistment Date: 4 November 1914
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Rank: Sapper
Regimental Number: 16752
Place of Birth: Patearoa, New Zealand
Address: Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs Pricilla Cambridge
Enlistment Date: 28 April 1916
Unit Name: 4th Divisional Signal Company, Reinforcement 9
Age embarkation: 36
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Insurance agent
Date of Death: 20 December 1959
Place of Burial: -
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Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 1401
Place of Birth: East Fremantle
Address: 10 East Street(WW1: 22), East Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs Amelia Brown
Enlistment Date: 26 July 1915
Unit Name: 32nd Battalion, D Company
Age embarkation: 24
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Horse driver
Date of Death: 3 November 1966
Place of Burial: -
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Born into a large family of 12 children. His siblings included: Ernest (1888), Frances (1892), Ivy (1895), Eva (1886), Mabel (b & d 1897), Thomas (1898-1947), George(1901-1968), Vera (1903), Stanley (1905), James ‘Jim’, Albert, and Edna. His mother was Mary Ann Thompson and father Thomas Groundsell Brown. Brother George Edward Groundsell Brown, worked as a Lumper and played a role in the famous Fremantle wharf riot of 1919, he was the first man injured in the troubles (reference). Thomas’s enlistment record, National Archives 1918 (reference).
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 2378
Place of Birth: Fremantle, Western Australia
Address: 115 George Street, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs Harriet Bremner Brown
Enlistment Date: 3 April 1916
Unit Name: 51st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 28
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Lorry driver
Date of Death: -
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East Freo resident of 115 George Street 1917: Brown, Ernest W.
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 3066
Place of Birth: -
Address: 59 Hubble Street(WW1: 119), East Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Father, J Bradford
Enlistment Date: 8 July 1915
Unit Name: 12th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 22
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Wood cutter
Date of Death: -
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1918 War Casualties—Mr. and Mrs. Bradford, of 119 Hubble street, East Fremantle, have received word that their youngest son, Will, has been admitted to hospital in England, severely wounded in the wrist. (reference)
Residents of 59 Hubble Street, 1909 - 1926: Bradford, John
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BRADFORD, George, Private, 44th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
BRADFORD, Herbert, Private, 11th battalion — Streets of East Freo
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 2793
Place of Birth: Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Address: 59 Hubble Street(WW1: 119), East Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Father, John Bradford
Enlistment Date: 18 September 1916
Unit Name: 44th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 30
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Brushmaker
Date of Death: -
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Residents of 59 Hubble Street, 1909 - 1926: Bradford, John
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BRADFORD, Herbert, Private, 11th battalion — Streets of East Freo
BRADFORD, William, Private, 12th Battalion — Streets of East Freo
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 6526
Place of Birth: Fremantle, Western Australia
Address: 170 Ellen Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs M S Bolton
Enlistment Date: 17 July 1916
Unit Name: 28th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
Age embarkation: 23
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Clerk
Date of Death: -
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Rank: Sapper
Regimental Number: 21310
Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia
Address: Cottesloe, Western Australia
Next of Kin: Father, T Beecroft
Enlistment Date: 14 February 1917
Unit Name: 1st - 4th Signal Troops
Age embarkation: 18
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Telegraphist
Date of Death: -
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Rank: Private
Service Number: 4983
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria
Address: 168 Marmion Street Fremantle
Next of Kin: Father, Charles Richard Arthur
Enlistment Date: 6 March 1916
Unit Name: 28th Battalion
Age at Embarkation: 22
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Woodturner
Returned: 19 October 1917
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