Flight Sergeant [Air Gunner]

John Herbert Wright

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas Pape Wright and Whilimina Theresa Wright, of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
426209
Name:
John Herbert Wright
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
18 March 1918
Place of Birth:
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
Mr T P Wright (father), Woodcocks Road, Warkworth, North Auckland
Date of Enlistment:
30 May 1942
Place of Enlistment: 
Hobsonville, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm Hand
Employer:
Father, Woodcocks near Warkworth
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (NZ) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
12 August 1944
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Coll. grave VI. G. 1-6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Herbert Wright
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