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Wright C I Pte 3953

Page history last edited by Lenore Frost 11 years, 10 months ago

Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

Private Charles Ison Wright, courtesy of Ken Wright.

 

Wright Charles Ison    Pte    21 Inf Bn    24    Labourer    Single      Meth

Address: Essendon, Winifred St, 6   

Next of Kin: Wright, Winnie Marion, Mrs, mother, 6 Winifred St, Essendon      

Enlisted: 16 Jul 1915       

Embarked: A69 Warilda 8 Feb 1916 

 

 

3953 Pte Charles Ison Wright, circa July 1915.

Charles enlisted on 16 July 1916 and embarked with the 21 Inf Bn.

Image courtesy of Ken Wright.

 

 

Relatives on Active Service:

151 Pte Henry James Wright brother KIA

1138 Pte Albert Edward Wright  brother

1139 Pte Frederick William Wright  brother

 

Mentioned in Correspondence

Henry Wright to Mother, 1915- Gallipoli 23 May 1915

Henry Wright to brothers Les and Gordon, 1916

Henry Wright to Mother, 1918

Henry Wright to brother Leslie, 1918

Henry Wright to Family, 1918 - France

H J Wright to Mother, 1916 letter dated July 1916

 

Correspondence

Postcard from brother Henry, 1915, Gallipoli

To Mother, 1916, 1917

Father to Charlie, 1918

 

Charles I. Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Wright, of Essendon, has been wounded (second occasion) in France. Two other brothers are still on active service.

 

ROLL OF HONOR. (1917, June 21). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 17, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74602926

 

 

War Service Commemorated:

Essendon Town Hall R-Y

Essendon State School

North Essendon Methodist Church  

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Wounded               

Regimental Register      

 

 

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