WRIGHT, Percy Clyde
(Service number 39000)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 15/07/1889 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Wai-iti Avenue, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Beryl Gyneth WRIGHT (wife), Wai-iti Avenue, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 22nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
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Death
| Date | 19 July 1976 | Age | 87 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Percy Clyde Wright was the son of Augustus William and Amy Jane (née Perry) Wright. He was educated at Christ's college, Christchurch. In 1914 he married Beryl Gyneth Hay. His brother Cecil Harry Wright died as a reult of the war in 1918 and is buried in Karori Cemetery. Another brother, Harold Edwin Wright also served in World War .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs historical records); Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [26 January 2019]
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