Corporal

John Claude Wright

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs Elizabeth Wright, of The Avenue, St. Helier's Bay, Auckland, and the late John Wright.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3519
Name:
John Claude Wright
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
31 December 1892
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Wright (mother), St Heliers Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
St Heliers Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Claude Wright
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