Private Harvey Wright Plaque
Private Harvey Wright Plaque
Photo credit: St. Barnabas on the Danforth
Municipality/Province: Toronto, ON
Memorial number: 35090-208
Type: Plaque
Address: 361 Danforth Avenue
Location: St. Barnabas on the Danforth
GPS coordinates: Lat: 43.6774599 Long: -79.3522692
Submitted by: Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War Project – Department of History – Toronto Metropolitan University
Photo credit: St. Barnabas on the Danforth
On 17 September 1916 at St. Barnabas on the Danforth, a memorial tablet was dedicated to the memory of Private Harvey Wright, who died in the First World War. The plaque was erected by his widow, Gertrude Ruth Wright.
Born on 27 November 1884 to George and Agnes Wright of Smallfield, Surrey, England, Harvey eventually moved to Toronto, Ontario where he worked as a postman before enlisting with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 10 November 1914. He was placed in the 19th Battalion and was killed in action on 11 May 1916 when he was shot in the head.
Inscription found on memorial
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
PRIVATE HARVEY WRIGHT
19TH BATTALION C.E.F.
KILLED IN ACTION NEAR
ST ELOI BELGIUM MAY 11TH 1916
AGE 32 YEARS.
"FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"
ERECTED BY HIS WIFE
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