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Record #23052
Name :
: Allan Land WRIGHT (1888 - 1917)
  aka : Private Wright


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Jul 1888

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Oct 1917   Notes : Bronchopneumonia - Death Due to Service
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Streatham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialWales, Military Hospital, Kinmel Park
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Sep 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Ireland

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Labourers & Domestics
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Allan Land Wright. Birth years recorded for Allan are between 1886-1893 according to various records.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Allan Land Wright
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1888
Registration District: Wandsworth
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1d
Page: 757

Allan Land Wright married Hephziah, or Hephyibah Ragers on 11 Feb 1908 in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. His parents are listed as Georgina Hally and Allan Wright.

1911 English Census for Allan Land Wright (Born in 1889 in Streatham, Surrey, England) and Hephyibah Wright (Born in 1890 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England) says the couple has been married 3 years, and they have two deceased children. The couple both work at an Asbestos Mill as Mixers.

(The only record for immigration based on name was the following)
Library and Archives Canada
Surname: WRIGHT
Given Name: Allan
Age: 18
Sex: M
Ship: Emp of Ireland
Year of Arrival: 1911
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1911-09-08
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1911-09-14
Destination: Various locations
Comments: Labourers & Domestics
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4781
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers for World War I signed 10 Aug 1917 in London, Ontario. Allan Land Wright was born on 9 Jul 1886 in Streatham, Surrey, Englnd. His current address is in Sarnia, Ontario. His Next of Kin is his Uncle, W. C. Wright in Ingersoll, Ontario. 5'10" with hazel eyes and dark brown hair. Vision was 70/20 in both eyes, hearing normal. His religion is listed as Church of England.

Canadian Commonwealth War Graves Register state Allan died at a Military Hospital in Kinmel Park from broncho Pneumonia (Bronchopneumonia). His Next of Kin is Mrs. E. Wright, 31 Elliott Road, Brixton, Southwest (London, England).
Allan was buried at Bodelwyddan Parish Church Cemetery, also called Saint Margaret Churchyard, Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales. Plot: 455.

Find A Grave Memorial# 113105106 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-07 14:49:30 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-07 14:51:07 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16478 SALES, Percy1904ENG, SRY, Streatham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23052 WRIGHT, Allan Land1888ENG, SRY, Streatham Sep 1911 : Empress of Ireland CAN Labourers & Domestics