Claud Elijah WRIGHT

WRIGHT, Claud Elijah

    Service Number: 960
    Enlisted: 19 September 1914, Grafton
    Last Rank: Lance Sergeant
    Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Lawrence, New South Wales, Australia , 2 May 1896
    Home Town: Lawrence, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
    Schooling: Lawrence Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Saddler
    Died: Natural causes, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 25 April 1966, aged 69 years
    Cemetery: Grafton Cemetery, NSW
    Pres. C30
    Memorials: Lawrence Public School WW1 Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 960, 15th Infantry Battalion, Grafton
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 960, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 960, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
    10 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 960, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right arm (slight)
    11 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 960, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
    1 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion
    5 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion
    9 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 960, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock
    21 May 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 960, 15th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit

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