VISE Bernard Septimus

Regimental number 13666 Religion Church of England Occupation Farmer Address Mons, Buderim Line, via Palmwoods, Queensland Marital status Single Age at embarkation 38 Next of kin Mother, Mrs J Vise, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England Enlistment date 29 October 1915 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name Army Medical Corps, Special Reinforcements

Description on enlistment at Brisbane. Height 510 Weight 140lbs Complexion Dark Eyes Blue Hair Brown AWM Embarkation Roll number 26/99/2 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 29 March 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital Fate Returned to Australia. Discharged 1MD, 27 October, 1917

He was wounded in action in France and was in hospital in England. Gun-shot wound left foot. Invalided to England per HS Panama. Left England 27 Jul 1917. He returned to Australia per A64 Demosthenes(Nursing duties) 24 Sep 1917.

Bernard was the son of Ambrose Blithe & Jennetta Vise who came to Australia from Canada around 1913 where he had been working on farms. His brother Ambrose made over part of his selection at Mons to him where he grew bananas. He sold the 108 acres for 180 pounds, this was just before the Buderim tramway came.

Buderim Mountain Roll of Honour Board (names taken from photograph of the original board)

Buderim Mountain Roll of Honour Board, Buderim War Memorial Hall, Corner of Main & Church Streets, Buderim

Maroochy Shire Honor Roll, Shire Chambers, Bury Street, Nambour

Nambour (Maroochy Shire) Roll of Honor Scroll, Private Collection, Nambour (this scroll was available for sale to the public after the war)

Photo posted by Helene Cronin, October 2015.