Trooper

William John Wright

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wright, of Albany, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/977
Name:
William John Wright
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
George Wright (father), Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 August 1915
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
William John Wright
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