William
Leckey Ferguson
Wright
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of William Leckey Ferguson Wright
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Kathleen Elizabeth Seymour
— married
1917 in England
Father of
Leckey Robert Ferguson Wright
Died
at about age 27
in Somerton, Somerset, England
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2018
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Biography
William was born in 1894. He was named after his father, who was also William Leckey Ferguson Wright. His mother was Alice Scott. He was born in Queensland.
William Wright is an Anzac who served in World War One.
In World War One, both he and his father served in the Australian forces. His father was in his forties, but William was in his late teens. William's service number was 8899.
While in England William met Kathleen Elizabeth Seymour and they married in 1917.
He passed away in 1922.
Sources
- Australia Birth Index - Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: William Leckey Ferguson Wright; Birth Date: 5 Nov 1894; Birth Place: Queensland; Registration Year: 1894; Registration Place: Queensland, Australia; Father: William Leckey Ferguson Wright; Mother: Alice Scott; Page Number: 28789; Registration Number: 004267
- England & Wales Civil Marriage Index - Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Name: William L F Wright; Registration Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1917; Registration district: Wells; Inferred County: Somerset; Spouse: Kathleen E Seymour; Volume Number: 5c; Page Number: 765
- WWI Military Service Record - Ancestry.com. Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Name: William Leckey Ferguson Wright; Age: 19; Birth Year: abt 1895; Birth Place: Brisbane, Queensland; Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920; Enlistment Place: Brisbane, Queensland; Service Number: 8899; Spouse: Kathleen Elizabeth Wright
- Civil Death Index - Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007. Name: William L F Wright; Death Age: 27; Birth Date: abt 1895; Registration Date: Jun 1922; Registration district: Langport; Inferred County: Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 420
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