William Wright
He was a house painter.
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William Wright was born in 1882 in Nottingham, he was married to Annie Bimrose (born 12th November 1882 Nottingham ) at Nottingham in 1902 , they went on to have 6 children sadly 4 of whom died in infancy or childhood prior to 1911 , their surviving children were Lillian born 19th September 1909, William born 18thAugust 1913 and Lucy born 7th November 1914, all were born in Nottingham.
In 1911 census they are shown lodging at 19 Pleasant Row Hyson Green Nottingham and are shown as William 29 yrs head of the family a house painter, he is living with his wife Annie and their two daughters Annie 9 yrs and Letita 1 yr.
Commencing 7th August 1916 his widow was awarded a pension of 22 shillings and 6 pence a week.
His widow later remarried to become Mrs Crofts and she ived at 3 Chapel Yard, Ronald Street, Nottingham.
Private William Wright enlisted in Nottingham and served with the 2nd battalion Leicestershire Regiment , He landed in France on 19th March 1915 , the battalion was transferred to Mesopotamia in winter 1915 .He was killed in action on 7th January 1916 in Mesopotamia. His has no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
additional research Peter Gillings
William Wright
Photograph published 22nd February 1916 in the Nottingham Evening Post, courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 191-1918