BORN HULL 1892. THIRD SON OF JAMES STATHER WRIGHT (1849-1905( AND EMMA WOODS (1856-1918), OF 52 BRIDLINGTON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 62 , ALEXANDRA ROAD, HULL. THIRD OF SEVEN CHILDREN. A BARBERS ASSISTANT. LIVING AT 62 ALEXANDRA ROAD, HULL.
HE ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 27153, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 9TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 17/05/1917, AGED 25, AT NO: 24 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. BURIED IN FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, EMMA.
HIS BROTHER, JAMES WRIGHT, 21709, 11TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 20/08/1916, AGED 27.
First name:
JOHN HENRY
Military Number:
44578
Rank:
Private
Date Died
17/05/1917
Place died:
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
25
