Edward James BRIGHT

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Service Number:	213
Enlisted:	2 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Quarry Hill and Kennington St State Schools, Bendigo, Victoria
Occupation:	Stereotyper
Died:	Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Forest Street Congregational Church Honour Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Bendigo St. Andrews Presbyterian Church "They Died That We May Live" Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

2 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 213, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 213, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 213, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 213, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW right leg. Evacuated to England. Rejoined unit 1 October 1917.
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 213, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele

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