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WRIGHT, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 181 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | Hemmant, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 July 1877 |
| Home Town: | Eumundi, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 181, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 181, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes the 3rd embarked from Brisbane 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900. | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 181, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes the 3rd embarked at Cape Town 9 May 1901 returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (by rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
James Wright served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private S.N. 181 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and second as a Private S.N. 456 in the 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 470 & 540; National Archives Australia Boer War Dossier 2nd service).
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