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Additional Notes:

QX54986 PRIVATE / W.E. WRIGHT / INFANTRY / 30TH OCTOBER 1944 AGE 20

HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY / AND NOBLY DONE / ALWAYS REMEMBERED

For further information see:

Search the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at http://www.cwgc.org
Search the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Database http://www.awm.gov.au/database/roh.asp His actual record is at http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm108/023/023389.pdf
Search for his records through the National Archives at http://www.naa.gov.au

Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Database details:

Number:	QX54986
Rank:	Private [Pte]
Unit:	1 PARACHUTE TRG CENTRE
Service:	Army
Conflict:	1939-1945
Date of Death:	30/10/1944
Place of Death:	Australia
Cause of Death:	Accidental
Memorial Panel:	71
Cemetery or Memorial Details:
Next Of Kin:
Notes:
Source:	AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission details:

Name:	WRIGHT, WILLIAM EDWARD
Initials:	W E
Nationality:	Australian
Rank:	Private
Regiment:	Australian Infantry
Unit Text:	A.I.F. 1st Parachute Trg. Centre
Age:	20
Date of Death:	30/10/1944
Service No:	QX54986
Additional information:	Son of William Frederick Thomas and Irene Lillian Wright, of Yeppoon, Queensland.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	Plot C. Row D. Grave 6.
Cemetery:	RICHMOND WAR CEMETERY