Private

Arthur Birdwood Wright

MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur Theodore and Elsie Millicent Wright, of Sumner, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2710
Name:
Arthur Birdwood Wright
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Wright (mother), 75 Rhona Street, Linwood, Christchurch, new Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
St Peter's School, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 18 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
08 February 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. E. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Arthur Birdwood Wright
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