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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
David Nelson Wright |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
David Nelson |
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| Surname: |
Wright |
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| War: |
- Regular Military Service
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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| Serial No.: |
43223 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
30 August 1946 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Whiskey 3 Company |
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| Military Awards: |
New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) |
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| Wounds and Diseases: |
Wounded 30 January 1970 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion (1RNZIR), Whiskey 3 Company |
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| Place of Death: |
Australia |
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| Date of Death: |
19 March 1970 |
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| Age at Death: |
23 |
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| Year of Death: |
1970 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
St Mary's Church, Esk Valley, St Andrews, South Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Private David Wright sustained gunshot wounds to his back in an exchange with Vietnamese enemy on 30 January 1970 and was medically evacuated to Australia where he died three months later, on 19 March 1970, of a kidney infection and eventual failure, a direct result of complications of the wounds.
- Memorial Flag - Association to retain at mother's request.
- Private Wright's mother, Mrs Evelyn Kendall of Auckland, received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait
- Gravestone, St Mary's Church, Esk Valley, the people reflected in headstone are David's mother Evelyn and her second husband, Owen Kendall. David's father is buried beside his son
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories World War 2. Vietnam Names Watt - Wright
- Hall of Memories WW2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, looking East (taken in April 1999)
- Anzac Service at Esk Valley Church in 1999?
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co. |
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