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Edwin James WRIGHT

Regimental number3216
Place of birthBallarat Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
Address69 Canterbury Road, Middle Park, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinWife, Mrs Henrietta A Wright, 69 Canterbury Road, Middle Park, Victoria
Enlistment date2 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 13 March 1917
Place of burialDurrington Cemetery (Grave No. 220), Wiltshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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