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Private Octavius Fredrick Wright

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1892-03-25
Place of birth: Castle Camps Cambridgeshire England
Next of kin: Maria Wright, mother. Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bricklayer
Occupation (normalized): Bricklayer (Construction)
Address: Dundas, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-08-24
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 784311
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1917-04-24 to 1917-08-24
  2. Private, 60th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-05 to 1917-04-23
  3. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-18 to 1916-12-05
  4. Private (Army). 1916-02-14 to 1916-10-18
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Lens
Commemoration location: Vimy Memorial, France

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1577640
LAC ID: 324157
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10607-S023
Uploader's Notes: Son of Walter Wright and Maria Wright (nee Smith)
Uploader's Research notes: 129th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 129th Battalion Subordinate Staff Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 60th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-08-02