Leonard John WRAIGHT

Regimental number8/721
Date of birth5 September 1893
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
Address20 Hereford Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.7
Height5' 7"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinLewis Richard Wraight, 20 Hereford Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in the 4th (Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Discharge date19 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Rotorua', 23 August 1915; discharged (permanently unfit: shrapnel wound, leg and head), 19 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No 3/18/404 - Army.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24064863