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WRIGHT, Arthur Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4964 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1915, Belmont, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria , 12 April 1881 |
| Home Town: | Belmont, Belmont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Belmont, Western Australia, 12 April 1949, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Belmont, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4964, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4964, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
Uncle Ted (to his nephew Donald Wright)
Born Edwin Arthur, he served as Arthur Edwin Wright, his enlistment says, 16th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement, but his papers say 51st Battalion, cannot find him on the 51st battalion roll. From Fremantle, Western Australia on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916. Died peacefully at his home Carbine St Belmont WA.
Submitted 26 April 2015 by Neville B. D. Wright
Biography
Edwin and Ethel had 8 children a great contribution in itself, one, Allan Kenneth Wright, was awarded an MBE. Edwin and Ethel can be justly proud.
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