Percy Wright
Description
Serviceman Percy Watson Watson Wright (1903-1985) served as a Major with the 2NZEF Machine Gun Battalion during the Second World War. He was a taken prisoner in Germany on 2 January 1945.
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'Swainson/Woods
Collection,
Puke
Ariki
and
District
Libraries'
Accession number
SW1931-1940.08512
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Public comments
Percy Watson Wright (my great-grandfather). Percy was a Major in WWII with the 2nd NZEF Machine Gun Battalion. During the war, he was a prisoner in Germany from 1942 to 1945.
- Charlene Newport posted 5 years ago.