Men remembered here
The linked biographies identify each man’s connection with this workplace. This is a partial list; the men may have served in different years.
Warwick Edward WRIGHT
Occupation recorded: Bookkeeper and clerk
Read his storyWhat the men did here
The section name places Wright within mobile veterinary service. General veterinary work included animal care and preparing sick or injured animals for further treatment; the card does not establish his precise tasks or the section’s full organisation.
Where it fitted
Wright embarked aboard Armadale Castle on 8 June 1916, reached Kilindini on 14 June and transferred to 6 Mobile Section on 21 June. These are his recorded movements; they do not identify an animal’s evacuation route.
Brief history
The unit name follows Wright’s service card. Its formation date, stations and receiving hospitals have not yet been established.
Historical material
Read Wright’s original service card. It records the section transfer and death from malaria; the linked biography explains what is established.
Sources and further reading
- South Africa War Graves Project, original service card for Warwick Edward Wright, Private 829, linked above.
- The reviewed South African biography and its commemorative source links.