William Arthur WRIGHT

WRIGHT, William Arthur

Service Number: 10000
Enlisted: 13 September 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
Born: Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia , 7 August 1895
Home Town: Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling: Mosman Public School and Fort Street Boys' High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Accountant
Died: Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery: Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

13 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10000, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
17 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 10000, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 10000, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
14 Nov 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 10000, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10000 awm_unit: 21st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-11-14

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Older brother to 422342 Pilot Officer Wilson Harry Emanuel WRIGHT (/explore/people/653368) who served in the RAAF in WW2 and who was Killed in Action in a flying battle over France on 16 Jul 1944

"...10000 Gunner William Arthur Wright, 1st (later 21st) Field Artillery Brigade, of Mosman, NSW. Son of William Martin Wright and Bertha Wright. An accountant prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Berrima (A35) on 17 December 1915. He was killed in action on 14 November 1916 in France, aged 22. He is buried in Delville Wood Cemetery Longueval, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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