Orville Herbert WRIGHT
Service Number: SX2156
Enlisted: 26 March 1940, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kingscote, South Australia, 6 October 1915
Home Town: Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Natural causes, Kingscote [sic], South Australia, 6 January 1982, aged 66 years
Cemetery: Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln RSL Section
Memorials: Kingscote & District WW2 Honour Roll
26 Mar 1940: Involvement Private, SN SX2156, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
26 Mar 1940: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
3 Dec 1943: Discharged
Item details for: B883, SX2156
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Descendants of :
Herbert WRIGHT
Generation 1
1. Herbert WRIGHT was born 22 Mar 1884 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Oct 1983 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Lucy Ellen WILLSON 10 Aug 1910 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 04 Sep 1884 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Dec 1981 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Martin WILLSON and Kate NEAVE.
Other events in the life of Herbert WRIGHT
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
Children of Herbert WRIGHT and Lucy Ellen WILLSON:
i. Edgar Granger WRIGHT was born 25 May 1911 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 15 Jun 1986. He married Mavis Irene PIKE 23 Dec 1936 in Kapunda, SA. She was born 11 Jul 1917 in Kapunda, SA and died 24 Nov 2010.
ii. 3. Eunice Irene WRIGHT was born 30 Aug 1912 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Jun 2007 in Craigmore, SA
iii. Martin George (Mart) WRIGHT was born 26 Oct 1913 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Aug 1992. He married Ida Grace MAY. She was born 14 Sep 1910 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 16 Aug 1988, daughter of William John MAY and Caroline (Carlina) TILKA.
iv. 5. Orville Herbert (Chick) WRIGHT was born 06 Oct 1915 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Jan 1982 in Port Lincoln, SA.
v. 6. Arthur Horace WRIGHT was born 04 Dec 1917 in Hd Haines, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Aug 1994
vi. Doris Ellen WRIGHT was born 16 Aug 1922 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 10 Sep 2005. She married Horace Leslie George (Les) WALDEN. He was born 12 Aug 1925 in Medindie, SA and died 03 May 1983, son of Horace Edwin WALDEN and Janet Phillis CHALMERS.
Generation 2
3. Eunice Irene WRIGHT was born 30 Aug 1912 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Jun 2007 in Craigmore, SA. She married John Lloyd WALL. He was born 13 Aug 1915 in Kyneton, Victoria and died 14 May 2003 in Craigmore, SA, son of William Samuel WALL.
Other events in the life of Eunice Irene WRIGHT
Electoral roll: 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
Children of Eunice Irene WRIGHT and John Lloyd WALL:
i. John Ashley Verdun WALL was born ... in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island,
ii. Brenton James WALL was born 20 Dec 1948 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 10 Jul 2009 in Bedford Park, SA
5. Orville Herbert (Chick) WRIGHT was born 06 Oct 1915 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Jan 1982 in Port Lincoln, SA. He married Mildred BATES 07 May 1943 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia. She was born 26 May 1914 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 19 Apr 2006, daughter of James George BATES and Elizabeth Jane BUCK.
Other events in the life of Orville Herbert (Chick) WRIGHT
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, labourer
Military : SX2156 2/10th Inf Batt
6. Arthur Horace WRIGHT was born 04 Dec 1917 in Hd Haines, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Aug 1994. He married Marjorie Jean ANSTEY ABT 1937 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island. She was born 28 Feb 1916 in Port Augusta, SA and died 13 May 1993.
Other events in the life of Arthur Horace WRIGHT
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1941 & 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
Military: BET 05 Feb 1942 & 13 Dec 1945, RAAF 102 Squadron 47536
Last updated : 3 July 2021
Death of former 'Rat Of Tobruk'
Chic Wright, who was one of the Rats of Tobruk, died in Port Lincoln Hospital on January 6 after a long illness. Chic was born in 1915 on Kangaroo Island and was named Orville after an early aviator whose surname was also Wright. The family lived at Cygnet River for a time and then moved to Allandale near Kapunda where Chic finished his education at Kapunda High School. Early in World War 2, he joined the 2/10th Battalion and sailed in November, 1940 in the Stratheden from Outer Harbour for the Middle East. Chic was in the Intelligence Section and, when in action, spent much of his time listening to the enemy radio in an effort to determine their strategy so that it could be countered. He was one of the Rats of Tobruk and survived the encirclement of Tobruk by the German forces. In 1943, he married Mildred Bates of Kingscote, Kangaroo Island. He returned to service in New Guinea and there contracted malaria. After discharge, he worked at building homes for the Soldier Settlement Scheme on Kangaroo Island. Chic was able to turn his hand to many things and to do them well. He became involved in carrying and later moved to Cowell where he bought his own mixed carrying business. He built the business by hard work and determination, becoming well known in the district as a reliable carrier and business man. He and his wife retired to Port Lincoln five years ago. In Cowell, Chic was a keen follower of the football club, president of the RSL and a member of the R.A.O.B. Lodge. A funeral service was conducted at Port Lincoln Uniting Church by Rev. LL. Gaskill and Rev. L R. Lohmeyer. Mr. Richard Munday performed the service for the R.S.L. at the Happy Valley Garden of Remembrance. Mr. Wright is survived by his wife Mil.
- Port Lincoln Times (SA : 1927 - 1986; 1992 - 2002), Wednesday 13 January 1982, page 8