Hilda Elizabeth WRIGHT

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WRIGHT, Hilda Elizabeth

Service Number:	Staff Nurse
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Staff Nurse
Last Unit:	Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
Born:	Brentwood, England, 11 April 1879
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Nurse
Died:	London, England, 14 February 1928, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Queensland Australian Army Nursing Service Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915:	Involvement Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
14 Jul 1915:	Embarked Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Brisbane, Qld.
2 Nov 1918:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1)
9 Nov 1918:	Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1918:	Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Daughter of George L and Mary WRIGHT
Sister of Florence Beatrice LAVER
Of Sherman Hall, Dedham, Colchester, England
Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
Enlisted 10 June 1915 in Brisbane
Embarked 14 July 1915 from Sydney per ‘Orsova’
Served in Egypt
Returned to Australia 30 July 1917
Appointment Terminated 31 January 1918 temporarily
Appointed Sister
Home service Duty
Re-enlisted 2 November 1918
Embarkation 9 November 1918 from Sydney per ‘Wiltshire’
Served in England & France
Returned to Australia 13 May 1919 per ‘Eastern’
Appointment Terminated 19 August 1919
Died 14 February 1928 in London, England

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