Raymond Alfred WRIGHT

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Service Number:	646
Enlisted:	20 March 1916, An original member of C Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 13 November 1891
Home Town:	St Marys (TAS), Tasmania
Schooling:	German Town State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in action, France, 31 January 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot IV, Row D, Grave 18. HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR GOD, KING & COUNTRY MAN'S NOBLEST DEED ON EARTH.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 646, 40th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 646, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 646, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart

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