Rawson Wright

Born 4 Aug 1919 - Died 11 Mar 1997

Service number: WWII 801657 AWMM
Also known as: Ross AWMM
Armed force / branch: Army AWMM
Last rank: Major/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM
War: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM

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Rawson Wright — Portrait (kindly provided with permission of his widow Mrs Wright) - This image may be subject to copyright

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External links: Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Sources Used
28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945.
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference
Albertland & Districts Museum, Memorial Park, Wellsford, New Zealand
http://www.albertland.co.nz/
Further Reference
J Force Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
Further Reference
Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
Further Reference
A recording made by this service person in Japan in 1946 can be found on Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's online catalogue - J Force - Greetings from the Divisional Cavalry rugby team
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/
Further Reference
J Force - The 1948 Freyberg Cup (9776). A radio recording of this man in Japan in 1948 can be heard on Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision's website.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/9776
Further Reference
Johnston, S. (2025, August 11). Voices of J Force: Recordings of New Zealanders in post-war Japan. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/explore-stories/stories/new-zealand-history/voices-of-j-force-recordings-of-new-zealanders-in-post-war-japan/
Further Reference
References: Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 12: WW2 213
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.

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