Percy ENRIGHT

Regimental number10/337
Date of birth6 May 1892
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
Address49 Terrace Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 6.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMichael Enright, Trafalgar, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael H. and Mary Jane Enright, 51 Tanner Street, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Native of Toongabbie, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 May 1915.

Promoted Corporal, 14 May 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 360 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22024360, File 21001136