Wright, Albert Edward Frederick

Date of Birth	1905-06-08
Date of Death	1934-08-04
Age	31
Birth Place	Australia, Tasmania, Queenstown
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Accident - Injuries received while wrestling

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Rank	Stoker
Rate	Stoker
Official Number	16737
Discharge Notes	Discharged - DD Discharged Dead 1934-08-05
Service Period	1925-1934
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Canberra (I) HMAS - Heavy Cruiser County Class

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Naval Section (Anglican Area 4)
Section	4 Naval
Row	3
Grave Number	604

Notes

Discharged - Free 1930-06-26 at Jervis Bay but notations on service history card continue until 5 Aug 1934. Newspaper Reports have Albert dying from injuries received in a "friendly" wrestling bout.

Sources

Daily Telegraph Wednesday 8 August 1934 P5

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