Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Christopher Walker Wright
In memory of:
Private Christopher Walker Wright
October 13, 1916
Military Service
37446
28
Army
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
2nd Bn.
Additional Information
Son of Christopher and Henrietta Wright, of 27, Albemarle St., Hull, Yorks, England.
Digitized service file.
Commemorated on Page 185 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
2ND CANADIAN CEMETERY
Somme, France
E. 3.
The 2nd Canadian Cemetery lies in the fields on Accommodation road 400 metres east of the main Contalmaison to Pozieres road. Contalmaison is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, 6 kilometres east-north-east of Albert. The sunken road from which this cemetery is named is part of the Contalmaison-Pozieres road. The cemetery lies in the fields on Accommodation road 400 metres east of the main Contalmaison to Pozieres road. The cemetery was made in July-October, 1916, during the middle fighting in the Somme offensive. There are now over 40, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. The Cemetery covers an area of 383 square metres and is enclosed by a low red brick wall.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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