South African Veterinary Corps
Warwick Edward WRIGHT
Private
Died 11 September 1916 · Aged 26
His story
Warwick Edward Wright was born at Port Elizabeth and worked as a bookkeeper and clerk. His parents, Warwick Edward and Mary Wright, lived at La Rochelle, Johannesburg.
He served as Private 829 in the South African Veterinary Corps. His service card records embarkation at Durban aboard Armadale Castle on 8 June 1916, arrival at Kilindini on 14 June and transfer to 6 Mobile Section on 21 June.
Wright died from malaria at Kangaa on 11 September 1916, aged twenty-six. He was buried at Tanga European Cemetery, grave V D. 8.
Before the war
- Nationality
- South African service (born Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
- Place of birth
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Occupation
- Bookkeeper and clerk
- Family
- Warwick Edward and Mary WRIGHT — parents; La Rochelle, Johannesburg
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 829
- Corps or service
- South African Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 6 Mobile Section from 21 June 1916
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 11 September 1916
- Age
- 26
- Place of death
- Kangaa
- Recorded cause
- Malaria
- Cemetery or memorial
- TANGA EUROPEAN CEMETERY
- Grave reference
- V D. 8.
Where he worked
- 6 Mobile Section, South African Veterinary Corps
His original card records transfer to 6 Mobile Section on 21 June 1916.
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- CWGC-DERIVED CASUALTY DETAILS
- SOUTH AFRICA WAR GRAVES PROJECT — WRIGHT
- SOUTH AFRICA WAR GRAVES PROJECT — SAVC ROLL
- Original record image
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Warwick Edward Wright”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/sa_warwick_edward_wright/.
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