Roll of Honour Charles Frederick Wright

Service number 7395
Rank Stoker Petty Officer
Unit HMAS AE 1
Service Royal Australian Navy
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 14 September 1914
Place of Death St George's Channel, New Pomerania, Bismarck Archipelago, German New Guinea
Cause of Death Accidental (Drowned in accidental loss of vessel)
Age at Death 25
Place of Association Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Source AWM144 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Royal Australian Navy

Location on the Roll of Honour

Charles Frederick Wright's name is located at panel 1 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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Personal Service Records

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War Graves

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