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Wright, Henry Edwin, 1896 - 1969
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Name Henry Edwin Wright, 1896 - 1969BiographyNote: The record contents of Original Service Number 337 (WWI) have been amalgamated with the later Service Number N105742 (WWII)
Date of Birth: 4 February 1896, North Pine (Qld.)
Date of Death: 18 February 1969, New South Wales
Buried: Coffs Harbour Cemetery, New South Wales
Henry's parents were John Edwin Wright and Asenath Elizabeth Rounsefell. Henry's father was a councillor with the Pine Divisional Board from February 1897 to December 1899 and pioneered farming properties on the Pine River. Henry attended Forbes Creak School. Henry was wounded in action with a gunshot to the head, he rejoined his unit but was suffering synovitis in his right knee and sent to Convalescent Depot. He was discharged and returned to Australia in 1917. Henry enlisted in World War II. His brother Alfred John [336] who also enlisted was killed.Birth date04 February 1896Death date18 February 1969
Date of Birth: 4 February 1896, North Pine (Qld.)
Date of Death: 18 February 1969, New South Wales
Buried: Coffs Harbour Cemetery, New South Wales
Henry's parents were John Edwin Wright and Asenath Elizabeth Rounsefell. Henry's father was a councillor with the Pine Divisional Board from February 1897 to December 1899 and pioneered farming properties on the Pine River. Henry attended Forbes Creak School. Henry was wounded in action with a gunshot to the head, he rejoined his unit but was suffering synovitis in his right knee and sent to Convalescent Depot. He was discharged and returned to Australia in 1917. Henry enlisted in World War II. His brother Alfred John [336] who also enlisted was killed.Birth date04 February 1896Death date18 February 1969
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Wright, Henry Edwin, 1896 - 1969. Moreton Bay Our Story, accessed 09/09/2024, https://ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/24021
