Wright Edgar Cpl 4465898

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Name Wright Edgar
Army number 4465898
Rank Cpl
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 0
Unit Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Iceland?, KILLED in ACTION 29/6/1944 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 29-Jun-44
Home address Research suggests Wright was born in Sunderland in 1911, mother's maiden surname Howliston, and that he married Elizabeth Forrest in Sunderland District in 1934. Buried Grave IV. E. 15. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 10DLI