In Memory Of
WRIGHT, GEORGE DRENNAN CRON
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1891-04-04
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
2nd Bn.
Regiment:
Bedfordshire Regiment
Date of Death:
1914-10-23
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, fighting before Ypres, while gallantly leading his platoon in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
IV. A. 9.
Cemetery:
DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Localitly:
Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen
Country:
Belgium
Additional Information
Son of George and Letitia Sarah Wright. Born Kensington, London. Educated Elstow School, Bedford, England. Received his commission December 1913. Joined his Battalion at Roberts Heights. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
