Colin WRIGHT MM

WRIGHT, Colin

Service Number: 858
Enlisted: 22 February 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town: Tullamarine, Hume, Victoria
Occupation: Coach builder
Died: 12 June 1961, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Memorials: Bulla War Memorial

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World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
30 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 23rd Infantry Battalion, France
28 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
21 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, France
3 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
8 Nov 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
15 Dec 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, For conspicuous gallantry on 8th/9th November, 1917, in vicinity of BROODSEINDE near YPRES.
22 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Gassed in the line near Villers-Bretonneux. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 22 August 1918.
1 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne
5 Oct 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain
7 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 858, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RTA 19 April 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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