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251280 Pte. Thomas McMorran Wright British Army 12th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment from:Hull (d.18th April 1916) Thomas Wright enlisted in Hull on the 19th December 1914 and was assigned to the 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. He served initially in Egypt defending the Suez Canal before being transhipped with his regiment to France. He was wounded in the right shoulder lung and leg by a grenade in one of the first spells in the frontline trenches and carried to H Casualty Clearing station (C812) where he died on 18th of April 1916. He is buried in Beauval Communal Cemetery. Thomas was my grandmother's first husband. She married my grandfather Ruel Evan Richards (who incidentally was fighting nearby towards Pozieres with the 13th Durham Light Infantry) in 1918 back in Hull, East Yorkshire. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**