| Private 16344 George Benjamin Wright - Fallen of WW1 |
Regiment & Unit
8th Battalion, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Enlisted On/At
Birmingham - October 1914
Former Regiment
n/a
Details & Age at Death
Died of Pnuemonia, Saturday 7th December 1918
aged 21
Medals
British War & Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
n/a
Theatre of Death
Macedonia
Action/Battle
Not applicable
Place of Death
40th Casualty Clearing Station at Sofia, Bulgaria
CWGC Grave/Memorial
Sofia War Cemetery
SWFHS Memorial(s)
Bidford on Avon
Other Memorial(s)
~Circumstances Leading to Death
George died of pnuemonia at the No. 40 Casualty Clearing Station, Bulgaria
| Family & Personal History |
Birth Date & Place
8 Feb 1897 - Stroud, Gloucestershire
Baptism Date & Place
4 Apr 1897 at Edge, St. John
Parents
Benjamin & Alice Wright
Wife & Marriage
~
Children
~
Address History
- 1911: Rushford" Salford Priors
- 1914: Barton, Bidford on Avon
School(s), Colleges & University
Occupation(s)
1911: Farm Labourer
Other Information
Brother of Frederick Henry Wright who also fell
