Private

David Nelson Wright

Conflict: 
Vietnam
Additional Information: 

Son of Philip Nelson and Evelyn Louisa Wright of Esk Valley, South Canterbury. The Reverend Philip Wright was vicar at St Mary's Church, Esk Valley from 1968 to 1974. There is a headstone for both parents in the same churchyard as their son.

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Casualty

Service Number: 
43233
Name:
David Nelson Wright
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
30 August 1946
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Infantry, 1 Battalion, Whiskey 3 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds.
Date of Death:
19 March 1970
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
Vietnam

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
David Nelson Wright
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