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Wright Arthur 2/Lt
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21417
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- SKR/DAT/IP/21417
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Title (The name of the record)
- Wright Arthur 2/Lt
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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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.;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1c5caff2-7963-4774-ac83-d42694bbfc98/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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