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George Wright

Details

Forename George
Surname Wright
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 40
Address 25 Lime St, Wigan (wife)
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Coal miner hewer at Victoria Pit
Regiment York and Lancaster Regiment 9th Batt (service)
Day of Death 1
Month of Death July
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Burial Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood
Regiment Number 19646
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Husband of Elizabeth
Born in Ince
Wigan Coal & Iron Co Records
CWGC, Ancestry WO 12/12/16 reported wounded and missing