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WRIGHT, Bert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1273 |
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Enlisted: | 25 November 1915, Enlisted at West Maitland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Nerrigundah, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Dawson River, Taree, New South Wales, 7 October 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Dawson River Cemetery, New South Wales Row 8, Grave 43 |
Memorials: | Bodalla Nerrigundah Roll of Honour WW1, Cundletown District Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1273, Enlisted at West Maitland | |
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13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1273, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1273, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
18 November 1916 - Taken on strength
14 December 1916 - Wounded in action, shell wounds to the back and chest
22 July 1919 - Returned to Australia