William WRIGHT

Regimental number51464
OccupationTeamster
Next of kinWife, Mrs E F Wright, Broughton Street, Gore
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Elizabeth Fisher Wright, 263 Eastern Terrace, Beckenham, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 19