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WRIGHT, Reuben
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4635 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Templestowe, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel 23, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4635, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4635, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4635, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 4635, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4635 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edith Wright, and the late J. C. Wright; husband of Ada Wright, of White Horse Rd., Blackburn, Victoria. Native of Preston, Victoria.
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