William Stafford (Will) WRIGHT

WRIGHT, William Stafford

Service Number: 599
Enlisted: 5 April 1916
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 40th Infantry Battalion
Born: Cambridgeshire, England, 27 August 1882
Home Town: King Island, Tasmania
Occupation: Farmer
Died: MacLeod, Victoria, Australia, 17 July 1957, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorial ID 231378856
Memorials: Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll

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World War 1 Service

5 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 599, 40th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 599, 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, 599, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
9 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion
4 Jul 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 599, 40th Infantry Battalion, From England to Australia, arrived on 8 August 1919.
7 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 599, 40th Infantry Battalion

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