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WRIGHT, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3, 2277, 2277B |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deddington, Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 1872 |
| Home Town: | Deddington, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shepherd |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 6 October 1917, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nile War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 3 | |
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| 28 Oct 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 3, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry Contingent, Embarked at Port Melbourne on SS "Medic". Disembarked at Cape Town on 26 Nov 1899. | |
| 26 Nov 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 3, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry Contingent, The Boer Offensive | |
| 3 Nov 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 3, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry Contingent, Embarked from Cape Town to R.T.A. on "Harlech Castle". Disembarked on 7 Dec 1900 in Tasmania. | |
| 8 Dec 1900: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 3, 1st Tasmanian Mounted Infantry Contingent, Awarded Queens South Africa Medal. |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2277, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2277, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2277B, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2277B awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-06 | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 2277B, 12th Infantry Battalion, K.I.A. |
Boer War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Also Served in Tasmanian South African contingent of Australian army in Boer War |
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