Robert James WRIGHT

Regimental number59086
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Wright, 70 Cain Street, Timaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Company, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 11 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No 15), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Ellen Wright, Croydon Siding, Gore
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 16

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