Frederick WRIGHT MID

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Service Number:	1062
Enlisted:	8 September 1914, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1889
Home Town:	Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Row B, Grave 6, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Emerald Avenue of Honour Plaques, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

8 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1062, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Driver, 1062, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Driver, 1062, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 1062, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1062 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-08

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Son of Frederick and Eliza WRIGHT of 109 Head Street, Elternwick, Vic.

Mention in Despatches

Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).