| Regimental number | 2482 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | 2 Bath Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7.75" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Wright, 2 Stoke Place, West Richmond, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel 23), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah WRIGHT |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3513 Pte Sydney Zeehan WRIGHT, 5th Bn, killed in action, 25 July 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Attached to Divisional MMP, Gallipoli, for temporary duty, 1 October 1915. Admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, 23 October 1915 (jaundice); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 24 October 1915 (influenza); to Hospital Ship, 25 October 1915, and admitted No 2 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 30 October 1915; transferred to Convalescent Depot, Montasah, 1 November 1915; to Overseas Base (date not recorded). Found guilty, 23 December 1915, of being absent without leave from 6.30 am parade, 23 December: awarded 3 days' confined to camp. Rejoined 5th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 57th Bn, 17 February 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 60th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, 19 July 1916'. Town Clerk, City of Richmond, wrote to Secretary, Department of Defence, 13 July 1917: 'Mr William Wright of 110 Lord St. obtained word twelve months ago that his two sons Sydney Wright No. 3513 Private, 5th Battalion, 2nd. Brigade and Private Kensey Wright No. 2482, 60th Battalion (formerly 57th Battalion) 15th Brigade 5th Division were missing after the Pozieres fight. Mr. Wright states he has been repeatedly at the offices of the Defence Department for further word but gets scant attention and as a result has demanded withdrawal of his third son under twenty-one years of age from the Ranks. At a meeting of the richmond War service Committee held yesterday I was instructed to write you and request that definite word be conveyed to Mr. Wright and if the sons are killed that affairs be settled between the Department and Mr. Wright.' Department replied, 25 July 1917: '... the only reports received from overseas concerning these soldiers show that they were posted missing on the 25th and 19th of July, 1916, respectively. Steps are now being taken with a view to having these unsatisfactory cases fnalized as early as possible. Mr. Wright will be immediately informed of the result of the enquiries.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WRIGHT Kensey |
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