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Gunner William David Wright

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Korean War Monument

Military service

Service number: H-800196
Age: 20
Rank: Gunner
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Royal Canadian Artillery
Division: 2nd Field Regiment
Birth: September 5, 1930 Neepawa, Manitoba
Enlistment: August 16, 1950 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death: November 21, 1950 Canoe River

Burial/memorial information

NEEPAWA (RIVERSIDE) CEMETERY
Grave reference: Military Section
Additional information

Son of John H. and Leatha Bird (née Jarvis) Wright of Neepawa, Manitoba. Brother of Herbert Alvin, Arthur John, Earl Jarvis, Mabel Reta, Mrs. Gracie Sage and Mrs. Eva Robinson. He was single , employed as a driver and enjoyed hockey and baseball, both as a player and spectator.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance, Canoe River Memorial, Korean War Cairn and Canoe River Monument.

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Korean War (1950 – 1953)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 81 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance.
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NEEPAWA (RIVERSIDE) CEMETERY Manitoba, Canada

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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