Regimental number | 447 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Buckaroo, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Buckaroo, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Wright, Buckaroo, Mudgee, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 1st Light Horse Regiment Promotion date: |
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). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Beersheba 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 details | Appointed 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 |