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WRIGHT, Reuben
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4006 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Moonambel, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4006, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4006, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4006, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4006, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4006, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 4006, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed at Corbie. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 16 June 1918. | |
| 16 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 4006, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), RTA 20 May 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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