BORN BRIDLINGTON 1888. HIS GRANDPARENTS LIVED AT 2 VICTORIA TERRACE, PEASE STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 266406, WITH THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/7TH MIDDLESEX REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 16/08/1917, AGED 29. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, SARAH WRIGHT AND TWO CHILDREN, AT 4 SANDLEMERE AVENUE, SOMERSET STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
| Name | Fred Wright |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Bridlington, Yorkshire, 1888 |
| Death Date | 16 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex) Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st 7th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | T.F. 235256 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 6224, 2/6Th Northumberland Fusiliers. |
First name:
FREDERICK
Regiment:
Military Number:
6224, T.F. 235256
Rank:
Private
Date Died
16/08/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
29
4, SANDLEMERE AVENUE, SOMERSET STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
