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Charles Robert WRIGHT

Regimental number3513
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRailway Crossing, Talbot, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, G Wright, Talbot, Victoria
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row R, Grave 31), Ovillers-La-Boiselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
52
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Eliza A. WRIGHT
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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