Rifleman

Robert Ernest Wright

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Wright, of Paper Mills, Mataura, Invercargill, New Zealand. Native of Maitland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
53830
Name:
Robert Ernest Wright
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Robert Wright (father), Post-office, Maitland, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
27 May 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 88
Vessel:
Athenic
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. F. 32.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Ernest Wright
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