Private

William Wright

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Elizabeth Fisher Wright, of 263, Eastern Terrace, Beckenham, Christchurch, New Zealand. Native of Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
51464
Name:
William Wright
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.F. Wright (wife), Broughton Street, Gore, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Teamster
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Polderhoek Chateau
Date of Death:
03 December 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 87
Vessel:
Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Wright
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