WRIGHT, Grey Russell
(Service number 7/151)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 31 May 1891 | Place of Birth | Oamaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Cricklewood, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Bryce WRIGHT, "Creelands", Cricklewood, South Canterbury | ||
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 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | *1987 | Age | |
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Biographical Notes
Gray Russell Wright, born on 31 May 1891 at Oamaru and named for his maternal grandfather, was the twin son of Bryce and Jessie (née Russell) Wright. He was educated at Gapes Valley, Cricklewood and Pleasant Point schools. Gray was farming with his father at “Creelands”, Cricklewood when he enlisted, leaving by the train from Fairlie on 12 August 1914 with the 8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles men from Fairlie. He married Marion Jessie Boyd Roxburgh in 1927. His brother, Bryce Wright, who also served in World War I, died suddenly in 1936 at the age of 50. ,
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 May 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [11 May 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [11 May 2020]; Timaru Herald, 17 March 1919, Otago Daily Times, 22 March 1919, Press, 22 March 1919 (Papers Past) [14 May 2020]
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