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WRIGHT, John A
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 809 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, 3 years 36th Battalion Militia, Ontario |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beeton, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, 2 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Telegraph Point, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor's chain man |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Schrapnel Gully, Gallipoli, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Telegraph Point Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 809, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 3 years 36th Battalion Militia, Ontario | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 809, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 809, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
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