George Clifton WRIGHT

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Service Number:	337
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Enlisted at Brighton, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Western Junction, Northern Midlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Porter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Evandale Municipality Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Tasmanian Government Railways

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 337, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brighton, Tasmania
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 337, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 337, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 337, 12th Infantry Battalion

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Son of James Wright of 'Springvale', Western Junction, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal