William Henry WRIGHT

Regimental number8/1687
AddressSS 'Westralia'
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Rowden, Chatham Road, Battersea, London, SW, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 2 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialLongueness Souvenir Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 57), St Omer, Pas de Calais, France,
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jane Lily Ann Rowden (formerly Wright), Nga Nikau, Levin, North Island, and the late William Henry Wright
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third