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George Simon WRIGHT

Regimental number7571
Place of birthRichmond Tasmania
ReligionCongregational
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressRichmond, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, S Wright, Richmond, Tasmania
Enlistment date20 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave 58) Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Simon and Edith WRIGHT
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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