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William Murray Wright

In memory of:

Captain William Murray Wright

January 7, 1970

Military Service


Service Number:

96113

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

427 Strike/Attack Squadron

Additional Information


Born:

June 12, 1945

Enlistment:

September 21, 1964
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Kenneth D. and Veronica Wright. Brother of Paul D. Wright.

Commemorated on Page 149 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

Section 9 Row B Grave 8

Location:

Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.
  • Photo of William Wright– Bill: we all miss you. And I think of you often.
  • Photo of William Wright

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