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Private

John Wright

Service Number 43092
Military Unit 17th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
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

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).'

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