Ernest / Ernie George Wright Image

Name

Ernest / Ernie George Wright

Born

1890-06-24

Birth Place

Woodstock, ON

Occupation

Printer

Religion

Baptist

Died

1918-08-12

Death Place

Amiens, France

Death

Killed in Action

Monument

Cemetery







Service Record 1


Conflict

Battalion



Service Record 2


Regimental Number

651208

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-12-28

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Service Record 3


Regimental Number

651208

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

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Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections, through the link below, for more information related to this soldier.


Online Collections Link




Notes

Attestation papers are the only personnel records available




Sources & Links

- Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion
- History of the County of Bruce Vol. 2
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave



News Clippings


160th Battalion Enlistment Card
160th Battalion Enlistment Card
Ernie Wright (A2016.089.002 album)
Ernie Wright (A2016.089.002 album)
Walkerton Telescope, Sept. 12, 1918, p. 8
Walkerton Telescope, Sept. 12, 1918, p. 8
The Chesley Enterprise, September 5, 1918
The Chesley Enterprise, September 5, 1918
Kincardine Reporter, September 12, 1918, part 1
Kincardine Reporter, September 12, 1918, part 1
Kincardine Reporter, September 12, 1918, part 2
Kincardine Reporter, September 12, 1918, part 2