LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman George Edward WRIGHT
Service No: 37993
Born: Newcastle NSW, 29 December 1896
Enlisted in the RAAF: 17 July 1941
Discharged from the RAAF: 5 December 1945
Unit at Discharge: No. 1 Flying Boat Repair Unit
Died: 2 November 1947, Aged 50 Years
Cremated: Eastern Suburbs Crematorium, Botany NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Arthur Boyer Wright and Edith Wright; husband of Adelaide Phoebe Wright, of St. Peters
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Leading Aircraftman Wright does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognised that his death was the result of his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 37993