John Grenfell WRIGHT MC

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Service Number:	NX57190
Enlisted:	11 July 1940
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd/4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia, 28 September 1913
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Died of wounds, New Guinea, 18 May 1945, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave No: Plot QQ. Row A. Grave 14. Inscription: "REQUIESCAT IN PACE"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grenfell Other Wars Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Lieutenant, NX57190
11 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX57190, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion
10 May 1945:	Honoured Military Cross, Aitape - Wewak, New Guinea, Leadership and bravery Wewak Peninsula.

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