'This man is a Company stretcher bearer. In the early morning of the 10th instant on arriving back to Bulford Camp some 5 miles from the Black Line east of Messines he was informed that six men of his Company had been left wounded near Blauwen Molen at once returned voluntarily with three comrades and successfully removed the wounded to Advanced Dressing Station under continuous shelling from the enemy. His work was consistently good throughout the operations.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 16 August 1917

Regimental number	10/4219
Occupation	Farmer
Next of kin	Brother, Alfred Wright, Matamau, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkation	Private
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
	The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Medals	London Gazette 'This man is a Company stretcher bearer. In the early morning of the 10th instant on arriving back to Bulford Camp some 5 miles from the Black Line east of Messines he was informed that six men of his Company had been left wounded near Blauwen Molen at once returned voluntarily with three comrades and successfully removed the wounded to Advanced Dressing Station under continuous shelling from the enemy. His work was consistently good throughout the operations.' Source: London Gazette Date: 16 August 1917
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 10