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WRIGHT, Robert John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 616 |
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Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Lorry Driver |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 616, Enlisted at Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
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2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 616, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 616, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 616, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 616 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
29 February 1916 - Transferred to 51 Battalion
7 March 1916 - Promoted to Corporal
8 April 1916 - Promoted to Sergeant
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal