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WRIGHT, William John

Service Number:	2476
Enlisted:	8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1894
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

8 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2476, Enlisted at Melbourne
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2476, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2476, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2476, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Parents address was 17 Preston Road, Stratford, London, England