WRIGHT, Harold Edwin
(Service number 7/416)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 17/03/1886 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | National Bank, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A. W. WRIGHT (father), Beverley Road, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 June 1946 | Age | 60 years |
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| Place of Death | Warwick Hospital, Ashburton | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Harold Edwin Ward was the son of Augustus William and Amy Jane (née Perry) Wright. He married Mary Elizabeth Torless in 1925 at St Mary's, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [10 June 2018]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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