Sep 23, 1895

Born in Walthamstow, Essex, England to Henry Edward George and Mary Ann (nee Tonks) Wright

Feb 12, 1916

Attested into the 168^th Battalion in Ingersoll, Ontario

Ø      Number 675529

Ø      Next of kin given as Mrs. Mary Ann Wright, mother, Charles St., East, Ingersoll, Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Mechanic

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Church of England

His company trained in Ingersoll until June 1, 1916

Jun 1, 1916

The battalion was brought together in London, Ontario for more training, followed by a move to Camp Borden, Ontario.

Oct 30, 1916

Embarked the SS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nov 11, 1916

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent for further training

Dec 5, 1916

Transferred to the 39^th Reserve Battalion in the West Sandling Camp

Jan 4, 1917

Transferred to the newly formed 6^th Reserve Battalion in the West Sandling Camp

Shortly after the transfer, the battalion was moved to Seaford

Apr 17, 1917

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Apr 18, 1917

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 85 reinforcements from England and was TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion

May 5, 1917

Joined the 21^st Battalion in billets in Aux Rietz

Jun 30, 1917

Appointed to the rank of Acting Lance Corporal with pay

Nov 9, 1917

A/L/Cpl Wright was part of a 200 man work party supplied by the battalion to the 4^th Brigade for work in the forward area near Passchendaele.  The work party suffered heavy casualties, among them A/L/Cpl Wright, who was killed when an artillery shell exploded directly beside him.  When the burial party returned to bury the dead, his body, among others, could not be identified and he was buried as an Unknown Soldier.  Because of this, his name is commemorated on the walls of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.

Following the war the British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Wright, Charles St., East, Ingersoll, Ontario

The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Harry Edward Wright, at the same address