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WRIGHT, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2875 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nerrigundah, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cundletown, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bodalla Nerrigundah Roll of Honour WW1, Cundletown District Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2875, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2875, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2875, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
23 October 1915 - AWOL
11 December 1915 - To hospital, Mumps
2 August 1916 - Wounded in action, to hospital, Shell shock
7 August 1916 - Rejoined unit
18 November 1916 - To hospital, Pneumonia
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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