John Charles Norman WISE

Regimental number2/1943
Place of birthBrighton, Victoria, Australia
Addressc/o P Fitzsimmons, Cust, North Canterbury
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss Elsie Wise, c/o Mrs M A Wise, 87 Punt Road, Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 22 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 8), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Ann Wise, 'Alston', Chelsea Road, Nelson
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth