John Wright
Service number
43092
Military unit
17th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
01 Aug 1917 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Carlton Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1911 he was a gardener and greengrocer's assistant.
- Family History
- Military history
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Family history
He was the son of Henry and Emma Wright and the brother of James, Walter, Harry, Leslie, Kate and Amy Wright. In 1911 they lived at 15 Foxhill Road Carlton Nottingham. He was the husband of Annie (née Hammond) Wright and the father of Horace Wright.
Military history
Unknown
Extra information
Nottingham Evening Post Roll of Honour 13/18/1917:
'Wright. Killed in action 1st August 1917 Private H Wright Sherwood Foresters.- Silently mourned by his sorrowing wife and sonny Horace.'
'Wright. Killed in action 1st August 1917 Private H Wright Sherwood Foresters. - Sorrowing mother, sisters, brothers (Jim in France).'
Photographs
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