Regimental number | 302 |
Place of birth | Ashfield, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Articled to solicitor |
Address | 3 Walker Street, Lavender Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Stewart J Wright, 3 Walker Street, Lavender Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 7819 Pte Stuart Cecil WRIGHT, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 19 February 1919; Major Alan Herbert WRIGHT, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919; Private Harold Keith WRIGHT, Regimental No. 7791, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, returned to Australia 31 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WRIGHT John Vicars |