Basic Details
Surname
Wright
Forenames
John Francis
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the college website (see references) states: ‘John Francis was born in Romford, Essex in 1925 to Ivan Wright and his wife Edith Mary Harris. They were married in Poplar in 1923 and it is likely that his father was a police officer born in 1888 in Kirkcudbrightshire.
He was educated at Burford Grammar School and Matriculated in 1943. He was an Officer Cadet with the Royal Corps of Signals when he died on April 10th 1944. His death is registered in Maidstone. He is buried in the churchyard of St Mary’s church, Shipton-under-Wychwood where his parents were living. His mother wrote to the college on April 15th 1944.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Shipton-under-Wychwood
Cemetery
St Mary’s Churchyard
Year of death
1944
Month of death
April
Day of death
10