Regimental number | 53830 |
Place of birth | Maitland |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Wright, Post Office, Maitland, Southland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Bagneux British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 2), Gezaincourt, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Robert Wright, Paper Mills, Mataura, Invercargill |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 12 |
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