John Walter Wright DEAN

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DEAN, John Walter Wright

Service Number:	1023
Enlisted:	26 January 1915, Enlisted at Nhill, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Nhill, Hindmarsh, Victoria
Schooling:	Nhill State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Diphtheria, Egypt, 3 August 1915
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 5,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

26 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1023, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Nhill, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1023, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 1023, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Anthony William and Edith May Dean of 271 Nicholson Street, Footscray, Victoria formerly of Nhill, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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