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WRIGHT, Colin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 858 |
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| 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. | |
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| 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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