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RICHARD WRIGHT

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Rank
Private
Regiment
SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY 1ST GARRISON BN
Military Number
39674
Address
17, Airlie Street, Boulevard, Hull
Kingston upon Hull HU3 3JD
England
Background

Born Warrington, Lancashire, 1892. Son of David and Mary Ann Wright, of 295, Liverpool Rd., Warrington, Cheshire.

Husband of Edith Fellows, at 17, Airlie Street, Boulevard, Hull (war Pension address).

Served in the 1st Garrison Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Died in Amritser, India, on 05/11/1918, aged 26. His army effects were left to his widow, Edith, who returned to 295, Liverpool Rd., Warrington.

Date Died
05/11/1918
Died
AMRITSAR CANTONMENT CEMETERY, INDIA
Age
26
Memorial
Amritsar 143001
Punjab

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