John Harding WRIGHT

Regimental number12/3880
Place of birthParnell, Auckland
OccupationSurveyor's assistant
Next of kinFather, W H Wright, 9 Clevedon Road, Parnell, Auckland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 37 SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialQuarry Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 10), Montauban, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Amy Sophia Wright, Wharf Street, Tauranga
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 13