WRIGHT Edward Joseph
- 5218
- Private
- 15 Battalion
- 16th Reinforcements Australia Corps Signal Corps
- Palmwoods
- Yes
- 1895?
- Brisbane QLD
- 15 November 1915
- Star of Victoria
- 5/5/1916
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Possibly T (Ted / Edward) Wright who left Palmwoods for the front about 3 December 1915. (Chronicle 3 Dec 1915 p3or4)
Brother of Harry Wright 534.
Enlisted 15/11/1915 at 20 years 5 months.
Embarked Australia 16/1/1916 with the 15th Batallion.
Emb.on H.M.S Britton Alexandria to Plymouth 29/5/1916
Admitted Balford Hospital,VD 7/8/1916
Absent 53 days VD 28/9/1916
Transferred to 1st Anzac cyclist battalion 25/11/1916.
Detached from Cycling battalion for duty 1st Entrenching Battalion 20/1/1917,returning 30/7/1917.
Placed on supernumerary list being excess of establishment 16/1/1918.
Absent 53 days VD 28/9/1918
Transferred to Australian Corps Signal Company 2/2/1919.
Returning to Australia on "Borda" 11/5/1919
Discharged 13/8/1919 - Pozieres
- Returned to Australia
- 29/6/1919
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Maroochy Shire Honor Roll, Shire Chambers, Bury Street, Nambour
Nambour (Maroochy Shire) Roll of Honor Scroll, Private Collection, Nambour (this scroll was available for sale to the public after the war)
Palmwoods and District Roll of Honour, Palmwoods Memorial Hall, Margaret Street, Palmwoods
- Andre
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