Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Wright Henry James  Pte    14 Inf Bn    26    Labourer    Married      C of E 

Address: Essendon, Winifred St, 6    

Next of kin: Wright, Pauline, Mrs, 92 Lennox St, Moonee Ponds       

Enlisted: 16 Sep 1914      

Embarked: A38 Ulysses 22 Dec 1914   

151 Pte Henry James Wright, circa 1914.

Henry enlisted on 16 Sep 1914 and embarked with 14 Inf Bn.

Images courtesy of Ken Wright.

Princess Mary's Christmas Gift tin, distributed to Allied troops in late 1914 and early 1915.

It most likely belonged to Henry Wright.  Courtesy of Ken Wright.

Relatives on Active Service

3953 Pte Charles Ison Wright  brother

1138 Pte Albert Edward Wright  brother

1139 Pte Frederick William Wright  brother

Date of Death:  19/09/1918

CWGC: "Son of Edward and Marion Emma Wright; husband of Pauline Wright, of 6, Winifred St., Essendon, Victoria".

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL

HOW HE FELL

Private Wright (Moonee Ponds), of the

14th Battalion, was wounded by shrapnel

on May 19 at Quinn's Post. He is an un-

emotional Australian, of fine physique, and

his simple story bears the impress of

truth.

"I was just outside the trenches," he said,

"when the shell burst, and I went down.

I'll soon be all right again."

"Were you going out to attack them?"

he was asked.

"No," said Private Wright, "I was fall-

ing back to get my tea."

The Argus Friday 17 September 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1561133

Mentioned in correspondence:

Charlie Wright to Mother, 1917

Correspondence

To Mother, 1914

To Mother, 1915

To brother Albert, 1915, Ceylon

To Father, 1915

To Mother, 1915 - Gallipoli

Letter from the Royal Hotel, Essendon, 1915

To brother Leslie 1915, Gallipoli

To brother Charles, 1915, Gallipoli

'How Pte H J Wright ended the War', by Bert Havis

To Mother, 1915 - England

To Mother, 1916

To brothers Les & Gordon, 1916

To Father, circa 1916

To Mother, 1918

To brother Leslie, 1918

To Father, 1918

To family, 1918, France

In Memorium

War Service Commorated

Essendon Town Hall R-Y

Essendon State School  

North Essendon Methodist Church 

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Wounded              

Regimental Register

History of the 14th Battalion, AIF, The: by Newton Wanliss, 1929, ROH, p 334