Brigadier General Evan Alexander Wisdom

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Ranks Held Brigadier General, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Brigadier General
Birth Date 29/09/1869
Birth Place United Kingdom: Scotland, Highland, Inverness
Death Date 07/12/1945
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Final Rank Brigadier General
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 18th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Australian Division
  • 5th Australian Infantry Brigade
  • 7th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 7th Australian Infantry Brigade
  • General List
  • Unattached List
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

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    Group portrait of senior officers of the Australian Imperial Force at Victoria Barracks. ...

    Studio portrait of Major E A Wisdom (later Brigadier Wisdom CB CMG DSO VD) wearing the uniform of ...

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    AWM183 48 - Australian War Records Section biographical forms: Lt Col J Williams, Maj L L Williams, Maj M D Williams, Lt Col N R Williams, Lt Col A M ...

    Personal Files Book 22, 10 April - 1 June 1919

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Date of birth 29/09/1869
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 of embarkation 12/05/1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 03/1915 Appointed to the AIF with the rank of major as brigade major of the 5th Infantry Brigade.
Date of enlistment 24/03/1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 1915
Date of honour or award 1916 Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his services at Gallipoli.
Other units 11/1916 Took over command of the 7th Infantry Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 16/09/1916
Other units 02/1916 Given command of the 18th Infantry Battalion.
Date promoted 11/1916 Promoted to Colonel and temporary brigadier general.
Date of recommendation honour or award 30/09/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 08/03/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 24/09/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 04/03/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 29/04/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 09/03/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 21/09/1918
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.
Date returned to Australia 15/11/1919
Other 1919 Served with the AIF's Demobilisation and Repatriation Department in London.
Date of death 07/12/1945

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