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WRIGHT, Arthur Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX14286 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 13 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Drowning (While escaping), Germany, 1 September 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Dubbo High School Honour Roll , Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX14286 | |
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| 7 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX14286, 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Arthur Ernest Wright. MID. POW (E) Arthur died when he drowned trying to escape from a German POW camp on 1 September 1944. He was a member of the Australian 6th Division which tried to stop Germany from invading Greece & Crete in 1941. His brother, James, also died during WWII. Athens Memorial, within Phaleron War Cemetery. Face 11. Greece.
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