Gunner
William
John
Wright
Born in Ashfield, New South Wales
Son of David Wright
and Margaret Sydney Ann (Coombes) Wright
Brother of
William R Wright, Leslie David Wright, Irene Elizabeth Margaret Wright, Edward Thomas Wright, Richard George Wright, Edna Vera (Wright) Darke and Ella I Wright
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 21
in France
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2023
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Biography
William Wright is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Gunner William Wright served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 4 Sep 1915
Unit(s): 1st Field Artillery Brigade; 25gh Field Artillery Brigade
Service ended: 2 Nov 1916
Service started: 4 Sep 1915
Unit(s): 1st Field Artillery Brigade; 25gh Field Artillery Brigade
Service ended: 2 Nov 1916
Gunner William Wright died from wounds received during World War I.
William was born in 1895. He is the son of David Wright and Margaret Coombes. [1]
William died of wounds on 2 November 1916 and is buried at the Estaires Community Cemetery. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 27 Aug 2023), index entry for WILLIAM J WRIGHT; Father's Given Names: DAVID, Mother's Given Names: MARGARET A; District: ASHFIELD; Registration Number: 10566/1895
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/56430843/william-john-wright: accessed 29 August 2023), memorial page for Gnr William John Wright (unknown–2 Nov 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #56430843, citing Estaires Communal Cemetery, Estaires, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
- Military: "Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60864 #133929 (accessed 27 August 2023), Name William John Wright, Age 20, Birth Year abt 1894, Birth Place Ahsfield, New South Wales, Dossier Year Range 1914-1920, Enlistment Place Holsworthy, New South Wales, Service Number 11423, Father David Wright, Next of Kin David Wright; citing National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920.
- AIF Project. Accessed 29 Aug 2023. William John Wright
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Categories: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord | Anzacs, World War I | 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, World War I | Died of Wounds, Australia, World War I