| Regimental number | 23/1248 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24.3 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 112 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Wright, c/o Mrs Williams, 59 Harbour Terrace, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in 1st Bn, Trentham Infantry Brigade; discharged 30 May 1915 as medically unfit ('under standard'); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas John (b. Scotland) and Annie (b. Northern Ireland) Wright, Collingwood, Nelson; Wife: Frances E.S. McConnachie (formerly Wright), 8 Rankeilor Street, South Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 17 September 1917, and posted to B Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22022569 |