John Lawrence (Bertie) WRIGHT MC

WRIGHT, John Lawrence

    Service Number: N73766
    Enlisted: 8 May 1915, Sydney
    Last Rank: Captain
    Last Unit: Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    Born: Watsons Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 31 December 1891
    Home Town: Watsons Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales
    Schooling: Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia,
    Occupation: Engineering Student
    Died: Natural causes, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 27 December 1950, aged 58 years
    Cemetery: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
    Cremated
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    World War 1 Service

    8 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney
    20 Jan 1916: Involvement 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
    20 Jan 1916: Embarked 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
    17 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 17th Infantry Battalion
    3 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Noreuil, France, GSW abdomen (severe)
    18 Jun 1917: Honoured Military Cross, Bullecourt (Second), For conspicuous gallantry and absolute disregard for personal danger at Noreuil on morning of 3 May 1917 (incorrectly recorded as 15th), over ground continuously swept by machine gun and rifle fire, bringing back information (despite being severely wounded) that enable enemy attack on the flank to be smashed.
    22 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 17th Infantry Battalion
    7 Feb 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 17th Infantry Battalion, HT Lancashire, England for return to Australia - arriving Melbourne 24 March 1919.
    22 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 17th Infantry Battalion

    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1942: Enlisted N73766, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, Captain
    3 Sep 1942: Enlisted N73766
    16 Sep 1944: Discharged N73766, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Captain

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