Wright family members who served in World War 1

Wright family members who served in the Great War

Two members of the family lost their lives while serving in the armed forces and a further three saw active service in World War 1.

The dates shown are often birth or baptism dates from our database, not necessarily those shown on service records, and parishes shown are parish of birth, where known, not the parish in which individuals were living when they joined up.

Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc

• Harry Thomas Wright (1883-1914) son of Edward Charles and Fanny Wright, husband of Mabel Annie, ABle Seaman RN, HMS Good Hope, killed in action at Battle of Coronel
• William Wright (1870-1916) Private, South Staffordshire Regiment
• Charles Edwin John Wright (1890- ) (St H) Driver RFA
• George Henry Wright (1897- ) (St H), Private, Canada
• William Wright-Hadley, Major RE