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WRIGHT, Maurice
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX26243 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia, 31 March 1907 |
| Home Town: | Warren, Warren Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese , Myanmar (Burma), 26 September 1943, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A16. B. 15. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Warren War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX26243, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1940: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, WWII - Prisoner of War; While in Service | |
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX26243, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX26243, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Charlotte Wright; husband of Caroline Margaret Wright, of Walgett, New South Wales, Australia.
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