What happened to George James Wright?

[Ellenmai]

George James Wright was born 2/3/1896 Mile End London. He was the son of Henry James Wright 1876 & Jessie Gillings 1877.
George married Frances Ward in 1917 Mile End Old Town London, she was born 1895 Stepney. They had a daughter Frances Grace Wright born 1918 Middlesex.
In the 1920's they lived at both 12 & 55 Totty Street, Bow E3. George worked as a Dock Labourer at The Port of London, Cutler Street Warehouse.
George served in the Royal Navy N. R. from October 1914 to February 1919. Not sure what the PIC means but the number is 189164.
Rumour in the family is he joined the RAF in WW2 & was on a training flight when the plane was shot down & he was killed. I can't find any evidence for this but the family does have a Commemorative Certificate from The King for serving his country. I would be most grateful if anyone could find details as to what happened to George.

[Milliepede]

When did his wife pass away?  Might give a clue to when she was widowed.

[Ellenmai]

I haven't found her death as yet. She was living with her daughter Frances Grace in Ilford Essex on the 1939 Register & DOB was 8/1/1895 & it stated married, but George was not on the register.

[rosie99]

Does the 1940 marriage fro the daughter indicate whether he is living

[Ellenmai]

I haven't got the Marriage Certificate Rosie. She married Cyril William Nicholson 1940 Ilford.

[rosie99]

I can see the daughter is in Sussex in the late 1940's but no sign of her mother there 

[Ellenmai]

Thanks for looking Rosie, what is the address in Sussex ?

[Watson]

A George J. Wright died in the last quarter of 1940 in Stoke reg. district (6b, 402), aged 45.

RAF Meir was in that district, so this could perhaps be a possibility.  It seems a Practice Flying Unit was formed there on 4 March 1940, according to Wikipedia.

Update: Apparently, it was disbanded on 16 June 1940.

It also says No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School was formed on 3 September 1939 at Hanworth and disbanded on 23 December 1941 at Meir.

[Ellenmai]

Thanks very much for that Watson, I will look into that.