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WRIGHT, Charles Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 22082 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1938 |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | Cornwall, Tas., 3 October 1920 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Hobart HMAS Sydney II 60th Anniversary of Sinking - Tasmanian Casualties, Mosman Bradleys Head HMAS Sydney Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 May 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 22082, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Signalman, 22082, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Sydney John and Mary Ellen Wright, of St. Marys, Tasmania, Australia
Another member of the Sydney's crew was Signaller Charles Patrick Wright, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Wright, of St Marys. He was 21 years of age, and had served in the Navy for 3 1/2 years. Mrs. Wright has another son serving overseas with the A.I.F.
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