What happened to George James Wright?

[Ellenmai]

Just noticed on the Royal Navy record from WW1 it has a small stamp in the corner saying Paid War Gratuity & written underneath is SC 2870/40 Records RAF, Ruislip. Has anyone an idea if family could have claimed this after George's death?

[Watson]

From TNA catalogue:

Name: Wright, George James
Service Number: Z/575 RNVR Division
RNVR Division:     London
Date of Birth:     02 March 1896
Date:     1912-1914
Reference:     ADM 337/35/236

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I'm afraid I didn't understand your last post.  What Royal Navy record from WW1?  Can you post more of that document?

What date is the certificate from the King?

[Ellenmai]

Thanks for that info Watson it appears to come from the same document I mentioned. Sorry I haven't been clear it was from WW1 when George was in the UK Royal Naval Volunteer Service. George went on to join the RAF in WW2 & I wondered if the stamp on the document mentioned above from WW1 had been added on to at a later date with the stamp for War Gratuity.

[AlanBoyd]

Just in case anyone goes down this same rabbit hole: searching newspapers for George James Wright in the WWII era results in an annoyingly large number of hits to a railway accident in October 1940 in which a GJW of Birstall, Leicester was killed. I have traced this man in the 1939 register and he is not who we are looking for: his dob was 10/6/1869

[Watson]

Thanks for that, Ellenmai.

Do you have a reference for this document?  (The one I mentioned refers to 1912-1914, i.e. before WW1.)

Has the line mentioning "Records - RAF, Ruislip" been added later?

What date is the "Certificate from the King"?

[Ellenmai]

Thanks Alan for the heads up about searching the newspapers & kind of you to look.

There was no date on the certificate from the King, it appears to be a standard format with the name added later in a different type.

I did try posting the record but it won't go through sorry. It's on Ancestry.com UK Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Service Records 1903-1922.

Military Service Start Date  12 Oct 1914
Military Service End date    21 Feb 1919
Service Branch                  Royal Navy
War                                  World War 1
Occupation                        Warehouseman
Division                             War Fleet Service Divisions
Description                       London, Vol 03, Z00001-Z00750

[Ellenmai]

After an extensive search I have found a possible death for a George Wright service No 777018 Aircraftsman 1st Class of 249Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died 1 March 1942. Remembered with Honour Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery. This was in the Commonwealth War Graves.
There is no mention of any family to tie it to the George James Wright I am looking for. Has anyone any suggestions as to where I can go next with this? I would be most grateful for any suggestions I could try.

[rosie99]

That looks like this one, you can order the certificate from the GRO but index does not give a middle initial/name

George Wright
Service number 777018
Death year 1942
Volume 15
Page 305
Line number 82
Rank Aircraftman 1st Class
Unit or regiment 249 Sqdn.
Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Deaths And Burials

[Mabel Bagshawe]

George Wright was buried in the Roman Catholic section of the cemetery. Does that fit with what you know of him?