Brigadier General Evan Alexander Wisdom, CB, CMG, DSO

Date of birth	1869-09-29	Inverness, Scotland
Other	1891	Emigrgated to Western Australia where he became a gold prospector.
Date commissioned	1901	Commissioned as a lieutenant in the Western Australian Mounted Infantry and given command of the Cannington Troop.
Date promoted	1903	Promoted to captain.
Other	1908	Became a brigade major of the Western Australian Infantry Brigade.
Other	1908 - 1913	Mayor of Cottesloe.
Other units	1914	Placed in charge of the Karrakatta training camp.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	1915-03	Appointed to the AIF with the rank of major as brigade major of the 5th Infantry Brigade.
Date of honour or award	1916	Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his services at Gallipoli.
Other units	1916-02	Given command of the 18th Infantry Battalion.
Date promoted	1916-11	Promoted to Colonel and temporary brigadier general.
Other units	1916-11	Took over command of the 7th Infantry Battalion.
Date of honour or award	1919	Mention in Despatches six times and made a Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his services on the Western Front.
Other	1919	Served with the AIF's Demobilisation and Repatriation Department in London.
Date returned to Australia	1919-12
Date of death	1945-12-07	Melbourne, VIC