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204985 James "Shiner" Wright Royal Navy from:Fleetwood, Lancashire. The most wonderful man in my life was my grandfather, James Wright from Fleetwood, Lancs, other wise known as Shiner which I believe was for his boxing abilities. It is hard for me to piece together the stories he told me as I was a youngster mainly. I know he was at HMS Collingwood and think he served in the Royal and Merchant Navy. I have pictures of him at Collingwood which I will send (when the kids show me how). After the war he worked until retirement and was a volunteer in the Coastguard saving at least two people for which he got recognition. He always attended the white ensign and any other related events he could, infact I remember watching him as a child polishing up his medals and brass buttons the days before such events. He used to carry a standard at the cenotaph on Armistice day in his home town of Fleetwood. I also recall a wonderful tale of his days in Portsmouth where he came upon a lost uncle called Dixie and they remained forever friends and had many a joke about how my Granddad once got drunk ashore and had to be rapidly taken back to his boat by a tug or something! Uncle Dixie who always sang "Dixieland" and wrote great poems is now dead. My grandfather died in 1995 and had standard bearers and a bugle boy at his funeral. In the midst of our grief at losing the rock of our family it was amazing to see old comrades at the funeral. If anyone has any tales or anything at all about this great man I would love to hear from them. Barbara Wright Add to this record.  Related Content: Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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