Wright Thomas Cpl 4461614

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Cpl T Wright's CWGC headstone.
Cpl T Wright's CWGC headstone.

Name Wright Thomas
Army number 4461614
Rank Cpl
Decorations
Date of birth Born Lancashire 1914/15.
Age 29
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry - no enlistment details yet. Posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/44 while with 11th Battalion DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Jun-44
Home address Resident of Cheshire. Son of John and Eva Wright, husband of Pollie Wright, Hyde, Cheshire. Buried Grave IV. F. 16. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI