438210Wright, John Lawrence1public2013-01-27 13:49:572021-03-02 15:50:1920Wright1912John Lawrence414309scanned_images/Wright, J L.jpgimage/jpeglocalWright, J L.jpg203e47be09f7fa8480ef309cab1e24164a55139ce032012-11-26 18:08:51jpgmediatype=imagee47be09f7fa8480ef309cab1e24164a55139ce0310985WRIGHT JOHN LAWRENCE.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 25066 ]J.L.1913824Wright J.L. : Military and health.Enlisted 8 May 19158629424Wright J.L. : Specific terms.Awarded Peter Nicol Russell medal 19122414031Wright, J.L. : Fort Street High School2413931Wright, J.L. : Watsons Bay Public School1707528Wright J.L. : M.C. 19171784728Wright J.L. : Mentioned in Despatches3001229Wright J.L. :: Captain [ France ]8629833Wright J.L. : Death 27 Dec 1950 @ Mater Misericordiae Hospital [ Crows Nest Australia ]2234227Wright J.L. : Engineering.B.E., 1920, University of Sydney532532M.C., B.E. : Captain, 17th Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 8th May, 1915, after being mobilised with Australian Engineers 4th August, 1914, and sailing 20th January, 1916, as O.C. reinforcements, joined battn. at Armentieres 16th May. Was wounded at Loupart Wood 13th March, 1917, and again at Bullecourt 3rd May, when evacuated to Birmingham Military Hospital. Served as O.C. A Coy. from August until demobilisation, being on account of heavy casualty list, Acting Battn. Commander at Joncourt 3rd October. Promoted second-lieutenant, 24th September, 1915; lieutenant, 17th August, 1916; captain, 22nd June, 1917. Awarded M.C.* and Mentioned in Despatches. Peter Nicol Russell Scholar. Early education at Watson's Bay Public and Fort St. High Schools. Later at Sydney Technical College. * He went forward over the open under very heavy fire, and brought back most valuable information which enabled a difficult position to be cleared up.3095Wright, J L.jpg [ scanned_images jpg 208339 ]3798550001.jpg [ scanned_images/WRIGHT_John Lawrence 1/ jpg 899792 ]3798650001.jpg [ scanned_images/WRIGHT_John Lawrence 2/ jpg 117527 ]3798750002.jpg [ scanned_images/WRIGHT_John Lawrence 2/ jpg 192412 ]3798850001.jpg [ scanned_images/WRIGHT_John Lawrence 3/ jpg 290645 ]3798950001.jpg [ scanned_images/WRIGHT_John Lawrence 4/ jpg 740496 ]3799050002.jpg [ scanned_images/WRIGHT_John Lawrence 4/ jpg 588240 ]3799150003.jpg [ scanned_images/WRIGHT_John Lawrence 4/ jpg 772272 ]455026Sydney Technical College, Ultimo, NSW, Australia5314705609519128970
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