Regimental number | 4870 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bolong, Frogmore, Burrowa, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 2" |
Weight | 112 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Wright, MLA, Parliament House, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil (twice previously rejected as being under minimum height) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 March 1917. Marched in to 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 28 March 1917; to 14th Training Bn, Codford, 5 November 1917; to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 22 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board A74 for discharge (defective vision), 15 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 31 July 1918. Medal: British War Medal Also served in World War II as N74580, School of Signals, Sydney. |