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Born in Canada.
On 15 April 1917, the Gretaston was en route from Huelva, Spain, to Garston, now Liverpool, England, when she was torpedoed and sunk by UC-27, position 43°08'N/11°32'W. Her entire crew of 29 sailors lost their lives. The Canadian authorities will record the loss of this ship as having occurred on the 11th.
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Tower Hill Memorial. The 480 fallen Canadians lost at sea, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
The tower Hill Memorial is located in London, England at Tower Hill and across from the Tower of London. This Memorial is dedicated to the 50,700 Commonwealth merchant seamen, fishing fleet workers and other on-board crew lost during the First World War. Included on this list are the 480 Canadians that gave their lives in the cause of the Great War. (J. Stephens)
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Able Seaman John Wright
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman John Wright
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 75 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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