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Arthur Roper Wright

  • Service number
    • WWI 13/255 AWMM
    • WWI 11116 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Arthur Roper AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Name panel: Morris - Yorke, and Unknown Warrior, Matakohe War Memorial, WW1 (photo John Halpin 2010) - CC BY John Halpin

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Roper AWMM
  • Surname
    Wright AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Arthur Roper AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 13/255 AWMM
    • WWI 11116 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1892 AWMM AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Kamo Road, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Martha Ann Wright (mother), Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • E. Dyer (friend), Aponga, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Pre 1 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 13/255 AWMM
    • WWI 11116 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Martha Ann Wright and Arthur Edward Wright

    Appears to have enlisted and embarked twice, once as Arthur Roper (11116) and later as Arthur Roper Wright (13/255) but this needs to be verified with the service record. Listed at Archives New Zealand as WRIGHT, Arthur Roper - [a.k.a. ROPER, Arthur] - WW1 13/255 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • 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

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  • Memorial name
    Matakohe War Memorial, WW1, Matakohe, New Zealand AWMM

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