| Regimental number | 1262 |
| Place of birth | Huntingdon, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farrier |
| Address | Wauchope, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Wisely, Huntington, Hastings River, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wauchope, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 36th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as 6 September 1918. |
| Place of burial | Cote 80 French National Cemetery Extension (Row D, Grave No. 18), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 126 |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 13 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 July 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 4 October 1916; discharged, 3 February 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 123 days. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 13 March 1917 (synovitis, knee); discharged to duty, 27 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 April 1917; rejoined 36th Bn, in the field, 1 May 1917. Admitted to 16th Australian field Ambulance, 4 May 1917 (synovitis, right knee); transferred to Divisional Rest Camp, 15 May 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 17 May 1917. Detached for duty with 207th Machine Gun Company, 21 May 1917; rejoined 36th Bn, 21 June 1917. Detached to Tunnelling Company, 8 February 1918; rejoined 36th Bn, 24 February 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 9 March 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 1 April 1918. Transferred to 35th Bn, 30 April 1918. Appointed Lance Corporal, 17 May 1918. Killed in action, 22 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WISELY George Hastings |
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