| Regimental number | 3669 |
| Place of birth | Wabba, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Wabba Gap, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Frank Wheeler, Wabba Gap, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Member, Corryong Rifle Club. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery (No 18), Australian Cemetery, France. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank Edward and Mary Elizabeth WHEELER. |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 5478 Pte James Rookie WHEELER, 8th Bn, killed in action, 3 March 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 24th Bn, 14 February 1916. Admitted to No 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Abbassis, 23 March 1916 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty, 4 April 1916. Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 5 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WHEELER William James |
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