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WRIGHT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1625 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Redoubt Cemetery, Helles Plot 1, Row B, Grave 10, Redoubt Cemetery, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1625, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1625, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1625, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Thomas Wright of 21 Union Street, Malvern, Victoria. Also brother of Robert Wright
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Harbour Field Artillery for about 5 years
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