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WRIGHT, William Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3702 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Brighton, Tasmania, Australia , 11 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cambridge, Clarence, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Cambridge State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 17 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3702, 26th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3702, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3702, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3702, 4th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3702 awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-17 |
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