WRIGHT, Christopher
| Service Numbers: | 3227, 3227A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Abbey Wood/Plumstead, Kent, England., 1883 |
| Home Town: | Mundaring, Mundaring, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mundijong Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3227, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3227, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3227A, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3227A awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
46th Bn. 8th Reinforcement-Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Births Dec 1883 WRIGHT Christopher Woolwich 1d 1201
He was 34 and the son of Robert and Sarah Wright; husband of Eunice Sara Wright, of 64, Samuel St., Woolwich, London, England.
One time resident of Abbey Wood, 82 McLeod Road.
Emigrated January 1914.
Age at embarkation 33
Enlistment date 27 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 11 March 1917
Place of enlistment Perth, Western Australia
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/63/4
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916.
He is remembered on the BEXLEY BOROUGH WW1 ROLL OF HONOUR