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WILLIAM BAXTER WRIGHT
Kingston upon Hull HU8 7SA
England
BORN HULL 1898. ONLY CHILD OF GEORGE WILLIAM BAXTER WRIGHT & HANNAH MAY WRIGHT, OF 5, BELMONT STREET, NEWBRIDGE ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. EMPLOYED AS A GROCERS APPRENTICE. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4 INCHES TALL, 32-34 INCH CHEST
HE ENLISTED, ON 12/12/1915 AT HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 24629, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. MOBILIZED ON 30/03/1916. TRANSFERRED TO THE 6TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, ON 18/06/1916. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 14/11/1916. INVALIDED TO ENGLAND ON 03/03/1917. DIED ON 05/03/1917, AGED 19, AT THE ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL, NETLEY, OF TRENCH FOOT AND GANGRENE. BURIED HULL HEDON ROAD CEMETERY. HE HAS SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 1 YEAR AND 52 DAYS.
| Name | William Baxter Wright |
|---|---|
| Death Date | 5 Mar 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Durham Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 1st 6th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 250867 |
| Type of Casualty | Died - Buried at Hull (Hedon Road) Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 24629, East Yorks Regt. |
England
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