English Māori Hugh Francis Wright Born 1866 - Died 1938 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 29708 AWMM Also known asFrank Wright AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, seated on a abench with tin cup in his hand - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHugh Francis AWMM SurnameWright AWMM Ingoa Also known asFrank Wright AWMM Service numberWWI 29708 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1866 AWMM Naseby, Otago AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs I.M. Wright (wife), 11 Hart Street, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 29708 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Merchant/Civilian AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 30 Dec 1916-3 March 1917 AWMM to Plymouth, Devon AWMM HMNZT 72 AWMM Vessel was Athenic AWMM Sergeant AWMM 20th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › A prominent rugby player, oarsman and mountaineer, Frank Wright enlisted despite being over military age. He was sent with the 20th Reinforcements to France in 1916, where he saw service until the end of the war. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1938 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Hugh Francis Wright by laying a poppy. Howard Elwood Wright Hubert Havard Wright Hugh Francis Wright Hugh Rumbold Wright Hunter Melville Wright Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Hugh Francis Wright Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22022622 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 49: 4 AWMM New Zealand Alpine journal AWMM New Zealand Alpine Journal, Vol.VIII, No.26, June 1939 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
