| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 14/6/1917. He enlisted in the MFP 12/1/17, age 23 years, occupation Police Constable, Metropolitan Police, address: Police Station, Waltham Green, London SW and later Police Station 385 Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW 10. Served Home 12/1/17 to 13/6/17, BEF 14/6/17 to 26/3/18, Home 27/3/18 to discharge no longer physically fit for war service. Served in 1 Traffic Control, Company. Letter in his Army Service Record states: 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. L/Cpl W Wright MFP acted as a blood donor for 2/Lt A C Marden, I trust this gallant but unsuccessful sacrifice may be placed to his credit on his conduct sheet. Maj P G Brown, OC, 2 Canadian CCS, 9/12/17. (2/Lt Arthur Cecil Marden, 117 Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, died 11/12/1917 and is buried in Whitehouse Cemetery, St Jean-Les-Ypres Cemetery, Belgium in Plot III, Row O, grave 22. He came from Matson Magna, Somerset).
Info from Pension Index Card:- Wright, Walter, MFP, P/6141, 27/3/18 to discharge, DEAD 18/5/27, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridgeshire. Stamp: Ad 20/3/18 at 27/6 from 28/3/18 to 30/4/18, Chelsea no. VV50.1088, received 29/3/18.
Walter Wright. |
