Regimental number | 4635 |
Place of birth | Preston, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Serpells Road, Templestowe, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R Wright, Serpell's Road, Templestowe, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 23), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edith and the late J.C. WRIGHT; Wife: Ada WRIGHT |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 28 February 1919. Transferred to 58th Bn, 26 March 1916; taken on strength, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 7 April 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 2 April 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 7 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 25 August 1916, declared 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 3030408: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WRIGHT Reuben
Red Cross File No 3030408 |