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WRIGHT, John Dorman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 848 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1914, Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria, Aiustralia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Southport, Lancashire, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kerang, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 6 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery Row C, Grave 48, Beersheba War Cemetery, Beersheba, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 848, Imperial Camel Corps , Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria, Aiustralia | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 848, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 848, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 848, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 848 awm_unit: 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-11-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Parents address was 27 Sefton Street, Souhport, Lanchashire, England.
23 January 1920 - Letter from from fathere's solicitor stating tha the family had not yet received JohnDorman Wright's personal effects
18 March 1920 - Base Records reply that they had not received any of John's effects and it was now considered that his effects would have been lost at the time of his death.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal