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WRIGHT, Alan James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX14738 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 22 May 1913 |
| Home Town: | Concord, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 18 May 1995, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 May 1940: | Enlisted NX14738 | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1940: | Enlisted NX14738, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Sep 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX14738, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 14 Aug 1943: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX14738, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 23 Jun 1945: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX14738, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945 | |
| 31 Oct 1945: | Discharged NX14738, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Oct 1945: | Discharged Lieutenant, NX14738, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Captain, NX14738, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
2/17 Bn Campaigns - EL ALAMEIN (Lt., Platoon OC), HUON PENINSULA (Bn HQ, Capt., Adjutant), BORNEO (Capt., OC C Company)
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