WRIGHT, Edward John

  1. Service Details
  2. Personal Details
  3. Unit and Rank Details
  4. Notes
  5. Sources

Service Details

Branch of Service
Army
Conflict
World War II (1939-1945)
Date of Enlistment
07/06/1940
Date of Discharge
27/09/1945
Place of Enlistment
Paddington NSW

Personal Details

Gender
Male
Date of Birth
13/06/1903
Place of Birth
Arncliffe NSW
Address (at enlistment)
Kingston Guesthouse, Kingston ACT
Occupation
Bookbinder
Next of Kin
Violet Wright (wife), Kingston ACT

Unit and Rank Details

Service Number
NX29124
Final Rank
Private
Final Unit
1 Australian Corps Guard Battalion

Notes

Wright worked as a bookbinder at the Government Printing Office in Kingston for twelve years before enlisting in 1940. He served in B Company of the 1st Australian Guard Battalion in Libya, Greece and Crete where he became a prisoner of war.

Sources

WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
The Canberra Times - 17 July 1941

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