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WRIGHT, Alfred John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 336, 336A |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | North Pine, Queensland, Australia, 21 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | North Pine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North Pine State School, Forbes Creek School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Villiers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, 24 May 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery IX.D.7, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kallangur Pine Rivers Memorial Gates, Samford War Memorial, Samson Vale Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 336, 13th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 336, 13th Machine Gun Company | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 336, 13th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 336, 11th Machine Gun Company, Battle of Messines, Gun shot wound to head | |
| 24 May 1918: | Involvement Private, SN 336A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Alfred's parents were John Edwin Wright and Asenath Elizabeth Rounsefell. Alfred's father was a councillor with the Pine Divisional Board from February 1897 to December 1899 and pioneered farming properties on the Pine River. Alfred attended Forbes Creek School. He was wounded at Messines in July 1917 and later killed in action near Villers-Bretonneux. His brother Henry Edwin [337] enlisted, Henry returned home.
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