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Full Name
Alfred Welby Wright
Rank Last Held
Rifleman
Forename(s)
Alfred Welby
Surname
Wright
Also Known As
Alfred Webley
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
55270
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
22 August 1879
Place of Birth
Auckland, New Zealand
Religion
Wesleyan
First Known Rank
Rifleman
Occupation before Enlistment
Farmer
Next of Kin
Mrs M.E. Wright (wife), Rawene, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married, 1 stepson
Physical Description
  • Height: 5 feet 7 1/2 inches
  • Weight: 11 stone 4 pounds
  • Complexion: Medium Dark
  • Eye colour: Blue-Grey
  • Hair colour: Brown
Enlistment Date
24 May 1917
Age on Enlistment
37
Body on Embarkation
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Unit
Reinforcements G Company
Embarkation Date
26 July 1917
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
HMNZT 90
Vessel
Ulimaroa
Destination
Plymouth, England (24 September 1917)
Nominal Roll Number
69
Page on Nominal Roll
32
Campaigns
France
Military Awards
  • British War Medal (1914-1920)
  • Victory Medal
Discharge Date
27 May 1919
Last Unit Served
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Reason for Discharge
No longer fit for Active Service
Place of Death
Rawene, Hokianga, New Zealand
Date of Death
28 November 1948
Age at Death
69
Year of Death
1948
Cemetery Name
Rawene Public Cemetery, Far North District, New Zealand
Grave Reference
RSA Section
Obituary
NZ Herald 29/30 November 1948
Biographical Notes
  • Son of Kaye Wright and Anne Elizabeth Berry.
  • Married 10 October 1916 Millicent Ellen Simpson (nee Pearson) widow.
  • 1 son born 1921.
Postwar Occupation
Dairy Farmer
Description of Image
  • Group, 3 soldiers : L-R : Ralph Pearson (11104), George Pearson (40363), Welby Wright (55270)
  • Alfred Welby Wright detail from group portrait.
Additional Information
Incorrectly named Albert Webley in the Nominal Roll
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
Sources Used
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918