Private Hugh Merlay Wright
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Wright,
Hugh Merlay
Date of birth: 1882-05-22
Place of birth: Morpeth England England
Next of kin: M. D. Wright, Esq. Justice of the Peace; Morpeth, Northumberland, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Book keeper
Occupation (normalized): Bookkeeper, General
Religion: Church of England
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 19013
Highest Rank:
Private
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 9th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Military Medal (Hill 70)
Description: From the Regimental Diaries:
On 15/8/17, on Hill 70, this soldier and one comrade outflanked, bombed and put out of action, an enemy machine gun which was holding up the advance of the right flank of his company and took the crew prisoners.
Date of award: 1917-11-19
Date of award: 1917-08-15
Source: London Gazette
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
323901
Service file: B10602-S040
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 9th Battalion G Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion Military Medal Hill 70 From the Regimental Diaries:
On 15/8/17, on Hill 70, this soldier and one comrade outflanked, bombed and put out of action, an enemy machine gun which was holding up the advance of the right flank of his company and took the crew prisoners. ]
On 15/8/17, on Hill 70, this soldier and one comrade outflanked, bombed and put out of action, an enemy machine gun which was holding up the advance of the right flank of his company and took the crew prisoners. ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-03-17
Last modified: 2014-06-24