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Captain Theodre WRIGHT VC |
| Born: | Brighton, Sussex, England - 15 May 1883 | 
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| Died: | Vailly, France - 14 September 1914 | ||
| Burial details: | Vailly British Cemetery, France (Grave II-2-21) | ||
| Corps service: | Commissioned into the Corps in 1902. After training at Chatham he joined the Balloon Section at Aldershot then served in Gibraltar and Cairo. He was Adjutant 3 Division Royal Engineers when he deployed with the Division to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in August 1914. | ||
| VC awarded: | Won VC at Mons on 23 August 1914 and Vailly on 14 September 1914. (First World War 1914-18) | ||
| VC unit: | 57 Field Company. | ||
| VC presented: | VC presented by King George V to Captain Wright's mother at Buckingham Palace on 16 November 1916 | ||
| VC citation: | Gallantry on 23 August 1914 at Mons in attempting to
connect up the lead to demolish a bridge, under heavy fire; although
wounded in the head, he made a second attempt. At Vailly, on 14 September,
he assisted the passage of the 5th Cavalry Brigade over the pontoon
bridge and was mortally wounded whilst assisting wounded men into
shelter. (London Gazette: 16 November 1914) See Lance-Corporal Charles Alfred Jarvis VC citation, also of 57 Field Company and awarded a VC in the same action. |
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| VC location: | Royal Engineers Museum | ||
| Source:
Additional material: SC Fenwick, FoREM Links to further reading:
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