Rifleman

Henry Watson Wright

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Watson Wright and Adeline M. Pollock (formerly Wright), of Double Hill, Lake Coleridge, Canterbury, New Zealand. Native of Methven, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/154
Name:
Henry Watson Wright
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs W.T. Pollock (mother), Coalgate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 June 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 38
HMNZT 39
Vessel:
Tahiti or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Spec. Memorial C. 12.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Henry Watson Wright
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