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Charles Robert Victor WRIGHT

Date of birth22 July 1882
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
AddressMilitary Road, Semaphore, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs Beatrice Emily Wright, Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia
Enlistment date12 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Light Horse Regiment
Promotions

Major


Unit: Anzac Section, Imperial Camel Brigade
Promotion date: 30 June 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement No. 30169 (6 July 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette No. 174 (11 October 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 28 May 1919
Medals

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

Order of the White Eagle - 5th Class (with swords) (Serbia)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, Order of the White Eagle (5th Class), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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