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WRIGHT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 212 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row S, Grave 9, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hillston Memorial Park Gates, Orange Bloomfield Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 212, Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 212, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 212, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
9 June 1917 - Wounded in action in Belgium, gunshot wound left thigh
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal