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John Robert WRIGHT

Regimental number447
Date of birth17 June 1887
Place of birthBuckaroo, Mudgee, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressBuckaroo, Mudgee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Wright, Buckaroo, Mudgee, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: 1st Light Horse Regiment
Promotion date: 29 October 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30474(12 January 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 (23 May 1918).

FateKilled in Action 3 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBeersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 31), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
3
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert James and Amelia WRIGHT
Other detailsAppointed Provisional Sergeant, 22 August 1914; Temporary Staff Sergeant Major, 8 October 1915; Sergeant, 29 December 1915; Staff Sergeant Major, 8 July 1916; WO II, 16 July 1916; Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major, 27 October 1916; Staff Sergeant Major, 22 November 1917; 2nd Lieutenant, 29 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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