Otto Garfield WRIGHT

Regimental number29332
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, James Wright, White's Bridge, Kaiapoi
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankCompany Sergeant Major
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 1 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No 22), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Janet Wright, Willow Bank, Kaiapoi, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 11

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