Husband of Mrs. Wright, of 38, Hilton Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1915. Reported missing since 08/08/1916 and subsequently presumed killed.
Wright, Robert James –
Personal details
- Surname: Wright
- Forename: Robert James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 8th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sapper
- Unit: 423rd Field Company.
- Service number: 428445
- Regiment: Royal Engineers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: St. Helens, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 8 A and 8 D.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/10/1915 08/06/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6d
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 29/09/1916 05/01/1917 15/06/1917 06/07/1917 28/12/1917