WRIGHT, Edwin James
| Service Number: | 3216 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 October 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, June 1876 |
| Home Town: | Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, 13 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave Reference 220 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3216, Melbourne, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3216, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3216, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Help us honour Edwin James Wright's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Jane Henrietta Augusta Wright
Medals - British War Medal, Victory Medal
Cause of death was Pneumonia
"...3216 Private Edwin James Wright, 2nd Australian Pioneers of Middle Park, Vic. A blacksmith prior to enlistment he embarked with the 7th Reinforcements on board HMAT Hororata on 23 November 1916. Pte Wright died in hospital of pneumonia on 13 March 1917, he was 40 years of age. Pte Wright is buried at the Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 13th March…… Edwin James Wright was born at Ballarat, Victoria in 1876.
He married Jane Henrietta Augusta Hesse in 1908 at Phillips River, Western Australia.
On 2nd October, 1916 Edwin James Wright enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 40 year old, married, Blacksmith from Middle Park, Victoria.
Private Edwin James Wright, Service number 3216, embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Hororata (A20) on 23rd November, 1916 with 2nd Pioneer Battalion, 7th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 29th January, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was sent sick to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire from Pioneer Training Battalion at Larkhill, Wiltshire on 5th March, 1917 & was reported to be suffering from Pneumonia – severe on 7th March, 1917.
Private Edwin James Wright died at 8.30 p.m. on 13th March, 1917* at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire from Pneumonia. (*Note: Date of 14th March, 1917 on CWGC website & inscribed on the CWGC headstone is incorrect).
He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/w---y.html
Click images to start slideshow.