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Private Richard Wright

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Wright, Richard
Date of birth: 1886-12-08
Place of birth: Lancashire England
Next of kin: Georgina Agnes Wright wife. 46 Sproatt Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Painter
Address: 46 Sproatt Avenue Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-11-06
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 237267
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-17 to 1917-11-06
  2. Private (Army). 1917-04-08 to 1917-05-17
  3. Private (Army). 1916-03-27 to 1917-04-08
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 1597224
LAC ID: 324198
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10608-S003
Uploader's Notes: Son of Peter Wright and Margaret Wright (nee Milner); husband of Georgina Agnes Wright (nee Gorman) married November 30, 1911; father of George Richard Wright and Charles James Wright
Uploader's Research notes: 204th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 204th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-07-02