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WRIGHT, Harold
Personal Details
Service Number: | 747 |
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Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Monifieth, Scotland, 2 February 1893 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Groom |
Died: | Died of Wounds (POW of Turkey), Jordan Valley, 3 October 1918, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Basra Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 747, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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9 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 747, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
9 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 747, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane | |
29 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 747, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
17 Sep 1918: | Imprisoned | |
3 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 747, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 747 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
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