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George Henry Wright

A Civilian, George died on 29th of November 1940 at the age of 38. 

George was born at Norwich on 26 August 1902, a son of George Henry and Priscilla Wright. On 26 April 1909 when George, and his older brother Arthur, became pupils at Saint Margaret’s School, Lowestoft, and his family lived at ‘Norwich House’.

The 1911 Census shows his family living at 13 Pigg’s Lane, Norwich. By 1921 his family was living at 28 White Horse Street, Lowestoft, and George worked as a carter for Ellis and Sons at Whapload Road.

On 30 March 1929 George married Dorothy Emma Hurry at the parish church of Redenhall with Harleston and Wortwell. George was a labourer living at Lowestoft and Dorothy lived at Harleston.   

In 1939 they, and George’s mother, lived at 243 Saint Peter’s Road, Lowestoft, and George was a retort worker at the Co-op Wholesale Society (C.W.S.) canning factory on Waveney Drive. George was also an A.R.P. Warden and member of the Decontamination Squad at the factory.

George died at the C.W.S. canning factory, Waveney Drive, during an air raid.  

George is commemorated on the Co-operative Wholesale Society Lowestoft Factories war memorial. 

George's brother, Arthur, was killed in action in1915 whilst serving with the 7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment. 

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George Wright
243
St Peters Street
Lowestoft
United Kingdom

52.4817207, 1.7447481

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United Kingdom
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Civilian War Dead
LOWESTOFT MUNICIPAL BOROUGH

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