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Wright Arthur 2/Lt

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21417

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SKR/DAT/IP/21417
Title
Wright Arthur 2/Lt
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: Wright;

Forename(s): Arthur;

Initials: A;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Resided in: Warrington;

Previous Battalion: 10 of;

Previous Regiment: R Warwks Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 33 Coy;

How killed: KIA;

Where: France;

When killed: 15-Sep-1916;

Other Data: War Diary: killed by a splinter from a shell.

Manchester University
Son of David Wright, 78 Winwick Street, Warrington. Born 1889 at Warrington. Warrington Grammar School Manchester University: 1907; M. A. 1912; Teacher's Diploma; Officer Training Corps, November 1908 to September 1911. Assistant Master Alton Grammar School, Hants. Gazetted 10th Battalion R. War. R., and 33rd Machine Gun Corps ; Lieutenant; Western Front. Killed 15th September 1916 on the Somme.;

Other Notes: WRIGHT, Second Lieutenant, A, 10th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment attd. 33rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps. 15th September 1916. J. 1. Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension - Somme, France.;

END OF RECORD.

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Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
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