looking for the family of sjt wright 8th lancashire fusiliers 1937

[paynec3]

i think his name is james and i think he was in the sjt,s mess

[solidrock]

This maybe him...

JAMES WRIGHT    Fusilier 3447958    Lancashire Fusiliers

Death       Thursday, May 30, 1940   Age 25   Dunkirk

   

[KGarrad]

There are 2 possibilities, both on Commonwealth War Graves Commission website:

3447958 Fusilier James Wright    1/8th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Died between 30th May 1940 and 2nd June 1940, age 25
Commemorated at Dunkirk Memorial

4468612 Fusilier James Wright    10th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 17th June 1944   age 22
Buried at Delhi War Cemetery
Son of John Percy and Alice Wright, of Scarborough

[chempat]

Welcome to rootschat, paynec3.

What significance has the date (?) 1937 have?

[HughC]

The rank of sergeant is abbreviated Sgt., but fusilier generally means a private in an infantry regiment.

[philipsearching]

i think his name is james and i think he was in the sjt,s mess

Welcome to Rootschat.

No answers yet, just a few questions:
When and where is your last sighting of him?
Do you have a source for the information?
Do you know anything of his parents or birth/death?

(NOTE - Rootschat policy is that living people may not be named on aqn open forum)

Philip

[paynec3]

thanks everyone for your replies the J WRIGHT im after was alive in 1937 as he was presented with a pocket watch by members of the sjts mess  i have that watch in my possession and i wish to return it to his family if i can locate them i think might have lived in SALFORD area

[Maiden Stone]

As he was presented with a watch, it may have been to mark his retiral or a significant milestone in his army career. Therefore likely to have been older than either individual in reply #2.  He may have re-enlisted in WW2.
Btw there is free access to military records on Ancestry this week.

[chempat]

Why do you think that he may have lived in the Salford area?