14th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
30/08/1895
Died:
23/07/1917 (Died of Wounds)
Age:
21
Summary
George Henry Wright was the son of Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Wright. George Henry Wright was born on 30th August 1895 in Ballyboy, County Tyrone. He was one of ten children, all born in the Caledon area. Samuel Wright was a farmer. Gunner George Henry Wright was serving with the 14th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery when he died of wounds on 23rd July 1917.
Further Information
George Henry Wright was the son of Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Wright. Samuel Wright and Mary Wright were married on 4th January 1883 in the district of Armagh.
George Henry Wright was born on 30th August 1895 in Ballyboy, County Tyrone. He was one of ten children, all born in the Caledon area,
Family: Samuel Wright, Mary Elizabeth Wright, Hannah Wright (born 30th January 1884), William J Wright (born 30th May 1885), Robert Wright (born 28th September 1886), Samuel W Wright (born 30th March 1888), Joseph W Wright (born 22nd January 1891), Mary E Wright (born 12th May 1892), Sarah Ann Wright (born 14th March 1894), George Henry Wright (born 30th August 1895), Louisa Maria Wright (born 20th March 1897), Benjamin Wright (born 5th December 1898).
The 1901 census records George as 5 years old. George is living with the family in Ballyboy, Caledon, Tyrone. Samuel Wright was a farmer.
The 1911 census records George as 15 years old. George had left school and is working as a farmer. George was still living with the family in Ballyboy, Caledon, Tyrone.
George Wright enlisted in Armagh.
Gunner George Henry Wright was serving with the 14th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery when he died of wounds on 23rd July 1917.
George Wright is buried in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery. His inscription reads: THY WILL BE DONE. The cemetery was used by the Commonwealth forces (in succession to the French) from June 1915 to August 1917. The earlier burials were carried out by units and field ambulances but in April 1917, the 7th Casualty Clearing Station began to use the cemetery.
Gunner George Henry Wright is commemorated locally on Dungannon War Memorial.
There is also a Private G H Wright on the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers panel, but this almost certainly refers to George Wright of Aughnacloy, who died while with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Gunner George Henry Wright is also commemorated locally on the family headstone in the grounds of St John's Church of Ireland in Caledon. The headstone reads:
‘In loving memory of SAMUEL WRIGHT, who died 24th August 1914, aged 74 years. Also his son GEORGE HENRY, killed in action in France on 23rd July 1917, age 21 years. Also MARY ELIZABETH ANDERSON, Widow of above SAMUEL WRIGHT, who fell asleep 11th November 1936, aged 79 years.’
The CWGC records Gunner George Henry Wright as a native of Ballyboy, County Tyrone. It also records him as a son of Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Wright (nee Anderson), of Ballyboy and Annacramp, Caledon, County Tyrone.
