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WRIGHT, William Jonathan
| Service Number: | 2757 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 13 March 1877 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Prospect, South Australia, 6 December 1946, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1916: | Enlisted | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2757, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2757, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2757, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
William Johnathan Wright was born on the 13th of March 1877. His hometown was in Parkside, Unley, Adelaide, South Australia. He was a labourer and had a wife (Edith Caroline Wright) and a child.
At the age of 39, Wright enlisted on the 1st of January 1916. He had brown hair and blue eyes and was 5’7 ½. After that, he was embarked to the 32nd Infantry Battalion at Semaphore as a Private on the 25th of March. He was wounded but unfortunately, we don’t know where, but he was in hospital. 3 years later, he was discharged on the 4th of August 1919.
Wright lived for 30 more years until he passed away on December 4th 1946 at the age of 69 by natural causes.
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