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WRIGHT, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 551 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Calliope Queensland, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Gladstone, Gladstone, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Calliope War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 551, Enlisted at Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 551, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 551, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal