Topic: AIF - 2B - 6 LHR
6th LHR, AIF
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Edgar Alma Mark Wright
Edgar Alma Mark Wright
Service number: 1049
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 6th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: WRIGHT, Tpr. Edgar Alma Mark, 1049. 6th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 24. Son of Georgius and Mary Eliza Wright, of Nasese, Suva, Fiji Islands. Native of Colo West, Fiji. B. 57.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Edgar Alma Mark Wright from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1049 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Plantation manager |
| Address | Suva, Fiji |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, G. Wright, Suva, Fiji |
| Enlistment date | 9 March 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 17 March 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A65 Clan Mcewen on 28 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 57), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Georgius and Mary Eliza WRIGHT |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
6th 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, 1899-1920
Citation: 6th LHR, Roll of Honour, Edgar Alma Mark Wright
