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Nov 18, 1893
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Born in Darlington, Ontario to George and Annie
Wright
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Nov 9, 1915
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Attested into the 1st Tunnelling
Company in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Number 501254
Ø Next of kin given as Annie Wright, mother, Oshawa P.O., Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Moulder
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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Jan 1, 1916
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in St. John, New
Brunswick
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Jan 10, 1916
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Disembarked in England
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Jan 28, 1916
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Sentenced to 10 days CB (Confined to Barracks)
and forfeits 5 day’s pay for being absent (AWL) for 5 days
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Feb 16, 1916
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Arrived in Havre, France
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Apr 7, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 17 Divisional Rest Station
at St. Omer for dental work
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Apr 10, 1916
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Paraded to the No. 4 Stationary Hospital to
receive dental work
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Apr 11, 1916
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Discharged to the General Base Depot, Rouen
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Apr 15, 1916
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Proceeded to the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in
Havre
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Apr 21, 1916
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Sentenced to 4 days Field Punishment #1 for
being out of bounds without a pass after a pass had been refused
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Apr 22, 1916
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Began to serve his Field Punishment
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Apr 26, 1916
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Left the CBD to join the 4th TMB
(Trench Mortar Battery)
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May 5, 1916
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Arrested in
Southamptom, England by the Military Police after going AWL the previous day in Havre,
France. He snuck onboard the SS Normania in
Havre and on disembarking it was discovered that he had no pass and was arrested.
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May 10, 1916
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A Field General Court Marital found him guilty
of Desertion and sentenced him to 5 years in Hard Labour.
This was reduced to 1 year by the General Officer Commanding.
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May 15, 1916
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He entered prison to begin his sentence
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May 28, 1916
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After serving only 13 days of his sentence, he
was released from prison under the “Suspension of Sentences Act” and proceeded
to the CBD
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Jun 6, 1916
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Left the CBD to join his unit
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Jul 15, 1916
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Paraded to the No. 1 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) to receive his dental plate and returned to duty the same day
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Aug 15, 1916
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Paraded to the No. 1 CCS for dental work and
returned to duty the same day
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Aug 22, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 23, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion
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Sep 22, 1916
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Left the CBD to join the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Sep 25, 1916
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Joined the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
in Albert as part of a draft of 6 reinforcements destined to join the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 26, 1916
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Left the entrenching battalion and joined the 21st
Battalion in Bailiff Wood, near Albert
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Oct 10, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 9 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
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Oct 15, 1916
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Discharged to duty and rejoined the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 14, 1916
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Attached to the 4th Canadian Trench
Mortar Battery
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Dec 22, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA sick
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Dec 29, 1916
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Diagnosis changed to read Myalgia in his legs
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Jan 4, 1917
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Discharged to duty
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Apr 13, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 13 Stationary Hospital in
Boulogne with shrapnel wounds to his left leg
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Apr 15, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 1 Convalescent Depot,
Boulogne
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Apr 16, 1917
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Reported to be AWL at 9.00 pm and posted to the
Base Details
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Apr 19, 1917
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Sentenced to forfeit 17 day’s pay for being
absent from April 16, until 10.00 pm April 18 and for failing to comply with an order
given by an NCO
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May 6, 1917
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Paraded sick to the Base Medical Officer with a
foot infection
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May 11, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Jan Breydel
Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) while in hospital
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May 12, 1917
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Admitted to the Edinburgh War Hospital, Bangour,
West Lothian with a diagnosis that reads ICT (Inter Connective Tissue) infection in his
right foot
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May 21, 1917
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Transferred to the PPCRX Hospital (Princess
Patricia Canadian Red Cross), Ramsgate
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Jul 31, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and On Command to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) at Seaford to undergo PT (Physical Therapy)
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Nov 15, 1917
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Admitted to the Cherry Hinton Military Hospital
Cambridge with a diagnosis that reads VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis)
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Dec 6, 1917
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Ceased to be attached and returned to the EORD
while in hospital
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Feb 21, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and On Command to 3rd
CCD for Physical Therapy
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Apr 25, 1918
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion, Seaford
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion and
arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples and TOS the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 13, 1918
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Left the CIBD to join the battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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Joined the 21st Battalion in Brigade
Reserve near Fouquescourt, west of Amiens
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Aug 27, 1918
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During the battalion’s advance on the
Sensee River near Vis-en-Artois, Private Wright was killed and his remains were never
recovered from the battlefield. As a result,
he is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross (shown below) were sent to his mother,
Mrs. George Wright, 51 Richmond St., Oshawa, Ontario
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