Robert John WRIGHT

WRIGHT, Robert John

Service Number: 616
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)
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World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 616, Enlisted at Helena Vale, Western Australia
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

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Biography 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