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Surname: WISEMAN
Forename(s): Fred
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 203333
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/4th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1918-10-11
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: II. E. 1/10.
CWGC Cemetery: WELLINGTON CEMETERY, RIEUX-EN-CAMBRESIS
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Fred Wiseman was the son of William and Eliza Wiseman, née Beecroft. William was born at Gargrave and Eliza at Long Preston, Yorkshire. Fred was the cousin of Private John Rushton Wiseman (26651) (q.v.).
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Queen Street - Fred Wiseman, aged 6 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Wm. and Eliza Wiseman.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 1, Queen Street - Fred Wiseman, aged 16 years, born Barnoldswick, son of William and Eliza Wiseman.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Fred Wiseman, 203333, W. Rid. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Fred Wiseman, 203333, 4th W. Rid. R. K. in A. 11.10.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Fred Wiseman, 203333, 1/4 Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 11.10.18. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother and Sole Legatee - Eliza. £34 8s. 2d.
A short biography of Fred is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
WISEMAN, T., aged 23, West Riding Regiment, 9, Montrose Terrace, [Barnoldswick], killed in action Oct. 11, 1918.
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Private Fred WISEMAN
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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01 November 1918
BARNOLDSWICK – THE WAR'S TOLL: Private F. Wiseman
Private F. Wiseman, Duke of Wellington’s, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wiseman, 9 Montrose Terrace, Barnoldswick, officially reported killed in action on October 11th had been in the Army nearly three years, of which two years and two months were spent in France. He was 23 years of age and formerly in the employ of Messrs. J. Nutter and Sons, Bankfield Shed.
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01 November 1918
Barnoldswick Casualties
Pte. F. Wiseman, Duke of Wellington’s, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wiseman, 9, Montrose Terrace, Barnoldswick, officially reported killed in action on Oct. 11th, had been in the army nearly three years, of which two years and two months were spent in France. He was 23 years of age and formerly in the employ of Messrs. J. Nutter and Sons, Bankfield Shed.
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