William Henry WRIGHT

Regimental number12/3881
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, E T Wright, 49 Collingwood Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 37 SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 October 1918
Place of burialFlesquieres Hill British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 16), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mr. E. Wright, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 18

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