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BRIGHT, John Goldsmith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4445 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Grammar School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4445, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4445, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4445, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4445, 6th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 8 Dec 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4445, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4445 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-12-08 |
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