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WRIGHT, Claude Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4964 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kewsington, Vitoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Leather Manufacturer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4964, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4964, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4964, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Edward and Ann Jane Wright of 11 Union Street, Richmond, Victoria
Medals: British war Medal, Victory Medal