Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Henry Patrick Wright
Henry Patrick Wright
Service number: 1643
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 7 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: WRIGHT, Tpr. Henry Patrick, 1643. 8th Australian Light Horse. 7th Aug., 1916. Age 19. Son of William John and Elizabeth Mary Wright, of Steiglitz, Victoria, Australia. Native of Berringa, Victoria.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Henry Patrick Wright from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1643 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Staffordshire Reef PO, Shaffordshire Reef |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, William J Wright, Berringa, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 16 July 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A6 Clan Mccorquodale on 13 November 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 7 August 1916 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Henry Patrick |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Elizabeth Mary WRIGHT |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Henry Patrick Wright
