Regimental number | 44054 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Father, J Wright, Cooptown, Little River |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Awoingt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 10), nr Cambrai, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Wright, Little River, Wairewa |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 6 |