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
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 availableSources & 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
Ernie Wright (A2016.089.002 album)
Walkerton Telescope, Sept. 12, 1918, p. 8
The Chesley Enterprise, September 5, 1918
Kincardine Reporter, September 12, 1918, part 1
Kincardine Reporter, September 12, 1918, part 2