William Henry ('Burly') Wright

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WRIGHT, William Henry (‘Burly’)

Service no: 5914

Place of birth: Lewis Ponds, via Orange, 10 October 1871

Address: 16 Sampson Street, Orange

Occupation: Bridge carpenter

Next of kin: Mary Wright (wife), 16 Sampson Street, Orange

Date of enlistment: 29 May 1916

Place of enlistment: Sydney

Age at enlistment: 42

Fate: Embarked Ceramic Sydney 7 October 1916. Disembarked Plymouth 21 November 1916. Proceeded to France 13 December 1916. Hospitalised France 4 May 1917. Rejoined battalion 24 May 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium 6 November 1917. Died of wounds, 10th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium.

Date of death: 7 November 1917

Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Plot 22, Row G, Grave 4