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WRIGHT, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 456 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 May 1902, Welston, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Hemmant, Queensland, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Eumundi, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 456, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 4 May 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 456, Welston, Brisbane, Qld. |
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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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