Stanley James Wright (1918 - 1986)

Born 1 Jul 1918 in Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Connie May (Davis) Wright — married 4 Jul 1939 in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

Died 31 May 1986 at age 67 in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Stanley Wright is an Indigenous Australian.

Stanley was born in 1918.^[1] He was the son of William Wright and Annie May Dixon. He passed away in 1986.^[2] He is buried in the Nowra General Cemetery, New South Wales.^[3]

In the New South Electoral Rolls Stanley James Wright and Coral Wright are recorded at the following residences:

• 1963, Stanley a labourer, 14 Knapp street, Nowra.

Research Notes

The military service record for the following Stanley James Wright appear to be the correct Stanley James son of William Charles and Annie Dixon. However, the uncertainty is raised by the existence of electoral roll records and Find A Grave entries for Stanley James Wright and Coral Brown Wright.'

In 1939, Stanley married Connie May Davis.^[4]

On 26 Feb 1942, at Darwin, Stanley enlisted in the Citizen Military Forces and later served in the Australian Infantry for World War Two.

WRIGHT STANLEY JAMES

Service Number - NX162271

Date of birth - 01 Jul 1918

Place of birth - BOWRAL NSW

Place of enlistment - DARWIN NT

Next of Kin - WRIGHT CONNIE^[5]

Stanley's next of kin on record was his wife Connie May Wright care of the Greenhill Post Office Kempsey. They were married on 4 Jul 1939. On enlistment Stanley was a fisherman but not currently licensed. In 1978, Stanley's service certificate was mailed to him at 4/8 Uralla road Toukley, New South Wales, following an enquiry by his son Patrick John Wright. Patrick was in the Royal Australian Air Force at the Department of Defence, Canberra.

In the 1972 Electoral rolls for New South Wales, Connie May Wright is registered at the Aboriginal Station, Green Hills New South Wales 2440.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Births New South Wales Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. WRIGHT, STANLEY J, Father's given name(s): WILLIAM C. Mother's given name(s): ANNIE. District BOWRAVILLE. Registration number: 37935/1918.
2. ↑ Deaths New South Wales Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. WRIGHT, STANLEY JAMES, Father's given name(s):WILLIAM CHARLES. Mother's given name(s): ANNIE. District: 119=Gosford. Registration number: 104278/1986.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152921793/stanley-james-wright: accessed 12 December 2023), memorial page for Stanley James Wright (1 Jul 1918–31 May 1986), Find A Grave: Memorial #152921793, citing Nowra General Cemetery, Nowra, Shoalhaven City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Brett Beattie (contributor 49391999).
4. ↑ Marriages New South Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Groom's Name: WRIGHT, STANLEY JAMES. Bride's Name: DAVIS, CONNIE MAY. District: KEMPSEY. Registration number: 17602/1939
5. ↑ Accessed at National Archives Australia: 5553288
6. ↑ 1972 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1207 #160670344 (accessed 18 March 2024)
   Name: Connie May Aboriginal Wright; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1972; Electoral Place: Kempsey, Cowper, New South Wales, Australia; Residence Address: Station, Grn Hill 2440.