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WRIGHT, John
| Service Number: | 2870 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Keighley, Yorkshire, England, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brick layer |
| Died: | 9 January 1943, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 27th Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2870, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2870, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2870, 10th Infantry Battalion, GSW back, left leg, hand | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 2870 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2870, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
John Wright was born in 1871, in Keighley, Yorkshire. At age 34 John Wright enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. At first he was in the 27th Battalion but was soon transferred to the 10th Battalion.
John Wright was married to Mary-Elizabeth Wright and had one child, named Robert. John Wrights family were very religious, and at a young age he occasionaly went to the church of England.
Soon after arriving in France John was badly wounded in the back, on 20 June 1916. This wound did not improve and he was sent home to Australian in 1917. John Wright was discharged on the 7th of June, 1917 for being medically unfit.
Soon after his death, he was buried in the AIF Cemetary, West terrace, South Australia.
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