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WRIGHT, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 812 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Osborne Park, Stirling, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Non Battle Casualty, Australia, 8 September 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Wesleyan EC 0190 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 812, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 812, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
The funeral of the late Mr Arthur Wright, late of the Lewis Machine Gun
Section, 44th Battalion, A.I.P. (returned), and of Hector-street, Osborne Park, took place on Wednesday afternoon, and was largely attended. The deceased, aged 24 years, was born at Perth, and, with the exception of the time on active service, resided here all his life. A widow and baby girl a fortnight old survive him.
The Daily News Saurday 13 September 1919 page 2