Background
Wright was born in Street Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales and died in Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales.
administrator general practitioner
Wright was born in Street Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales and died in Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales.
After obtaining his education at Lewisham Public School he joined the department of public health as a medical assistant in 1903. Eric later established a school for medical assistants in Divinukoiari. Due to medical issues, Eric was unable to join the armed forces and instead studied medicine at the University of Sydney.
Once Eric had furthered his education he returned to Papua and New Guinea where he then established a private practice.
He would eventually marry his receptionist named Shirley May Chan Wong, née Hee. He was diagnosed with acute myocardial ischaemia and the disease later took his life on December 21, 1979 at Lewisham Hospital.