WRIGHT, Harry Taylor
| Service Number: | 604 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwich, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | unknown |
| Occupation: | Cycle Mechanic |
| Died: | Died of wounds, received in action - Buried at Sea, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 604 | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 604, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 604, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father William Wright and Mother Mrs M E Wright.
lived at 120 Vincent Road, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, England
(mother noted as previously living at 135 Morley Avenue, Toronto, Canada).
Harry lived at 84 Argent Street, Broken Hill, NSW, prior to moving to Adelaide to enlist.
Harry was described on enlisting as 20 years 4 months of age; single; 5' 9.5" tall;
159 lbs; fresh complexion; brown eyes; black hair; Church of England
26/08/1914 enlisted into WWI at Morphettville, South Australia
20/10/1914 embarked Outer Harbour, SA onboard HT A11 Ascanius
as a Private with 10th Battalion, G Company
02/03/1915 embarked to join Mediterannean Expeditioanry Forces in Gallipoli, ANZAC
01/05/1915 wounded in Gallipoli
embarked onboard HMT Devanha
03/05/1915 died of wounds received in action at Gallipoli
04/05/1915 buried at sea, off the coast of the Dardanelles, Gallipoli (near Alexandria)
by Chaplain H H Richards.
NO grave.
His name is commemorated at:-
- The Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
- Panel 61 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (4544); British War medal (4810); Victory medal (4809)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (305809)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 23/04/2017. Lest we forget.
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