Private

Ernest Albert Wright

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Catherine McFarlane (formerly Wright), of 124, Rose St., Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand, and the late James Wright. Born at Little River, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/857
Name:
Ernest Albert Wright
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Catherine Kneller (mother), Edendale, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Edendale, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
28 October 1915
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 72.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Ernest Albert Wright
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