Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Peter Aug Wright
In memory of:
Private Peter Aug Wright
July 8, 1918
Military Service
66086
38
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
24th Bn.
1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Additional Information
Born in Dublin, Ireland on 31 December 1879. Son of the late Peter and Margaret Wright; husband of Amelia Wright, of Montreal, Quebec. Uncle of Alice Curley of Dublin, Ireland, brother of Mrs. Lucy Gordon of Dublin, Ireland and Mr. John Wright of Manchester, England. He attested on 26 October 1914 at Montreal, Quebec. He went overseas on the SS Scandanavia on 17 June 1916. He was medically discharged on December 26, 1916.
Commemorated on Page 526 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada
P. 800. S. M.
Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Medals – Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
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