Wright, Gilbert Bernard –

Son of Mrs. Wright, of 14, Faith Street, Doffcocker, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Great Central Railway Company at Guide Bridge, Duckinfield. Enlisted November 1915. Brother Jeffrey served in France.

Personal details

  • Surname: Wright
  • Forename: Gilbert Bernard
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Dukinfield, Cheshire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 28th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 5th (Cumberland) (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 35668
  • Regiment: Border Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Hyde, Cheshire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: VII. B. 16.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/09/1918 27/09/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g 6c-d*

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