Neville Thomas WRIGHT

Regimental number3377
Date of birth15 January 1899
Place of birthGlen Innes, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.1
Height5' 9.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, Herbert Henry Wright, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 February 1917
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 28th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps
FateReturned to Australia 17 July 1919
Discharge date22 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Dunluce Castle), 17 July 1919; discharged (medically unfit: pleurisy), Brisbane, 22 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q141538.
Date of death15 June 1965
Age at death66
Place of burialMeandarra Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, WRIGHT Neville Thomas