Name
Frederick Samuel Wright
1874
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
20/10/1916
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
17275
Hampshire Regiment
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 7 C and 7 B.
France
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Berkhamsted memorials
Pre War
Frederick Samuel Wright was born in 1874 in Nunhead, Camberwell, Surrey, the son of John and Zelia Wright (nee. Freeman). He was one of eight children.
On the 1881 Census the family were living at 35 Linden Terrace, Camberwell, where his father was working as a stonemason.
He was educated at Hollydale Road School, Southwark from 7 February 1881 at which time the family were living at 11 Hathaway Street.
By 1891 they had moved to 25 Daniels Road, Camberwell. His father was then described as a cemetery mason and Frederick was working as a general porter. Although his parents had moved to 49 Daniel's Road, Nunhead, Camberwell, in 1901, Frederick was not listed with them.
His mother died and on the 1911 Census he was living with his widowed and invalid father at 49 Daniels Road, Nunhead. He was then working as a railway labourer.
Frederick was said to be residing in Berkhamsted when he enlisted.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in London and initially served with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry under reg. no. 8877, later transferring to the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. He served in France from 27 December 1914.
Frederick was killed in action on 20 October 1916 at Bernafay Wood during the Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Additional Information
His brother William received a war gratuity of £9 and his pay owing of £15 10s 9d was divided equally amongst his siblings, Bertram, William, Edith, Gertrude and Ethel.
Brother John George served with Northamptonshire Regiment discharged on 18 Feb 1916 as no longer physically fit for war service due to tuberculosis of lung 'attributed to or aggravated by active service overseas.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild
