Edward BRIGHT

BRIGHT, Edward

    Service Number: 152
    Enlisted: 18 March 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Eartleigh, Hampshire, England, 1896
    Home Town: Not yet discovered
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Boot repairer
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    World War 1 Service

    18 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 152, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 152, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 152, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
    30 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 152, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Embarked for Gallipoli
    28 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 152, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    26 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 152, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
    19 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, France
    22 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 152, 24th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed near Ploegsteert. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
    23 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 152, 24th Infantry Battalion, RTA 14 December 1918 and discharged (TPE).

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