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Master Andrew McNeilly Wright

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Master Andrew McNeilly Wright Veteran

Birth
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death
8 Mar 1945 (aged 43)
Burial
Bayeux, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.2741093, Longitude: -0.7148158
Plot
VIII. B. 21.
Memorial ID
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Rank: Master
Service: Merchant Navy
Ship: S.S. Eskwood (Goole).
Awards: Commendation
Died: Between 8th March 1945 and 9th March 1945
Age: 43 years old

Born in Mullaghboy, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland, Andrew was the son of James Wright, and of Margaret Wright, of Islandmagee.

He was shot by a German raiding party while putting out a fire on one of the Granville harbour cranes.
Rank: Master
Service: Merchant Navy
Ship: S.S. Eskwood (Goole).
Awards: Commendation
Died: Between 8th March 1945 and 9th March 1945
Age: 43 years old

Born in Mullaghboy, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland, Andrew was the son of James Wright, and of Margaret Wright, of Islandmagee.

He was shot by a German raiding party while putting out a fire on one of the Granville harbour cranes.

Inscription

HE SLEEPS IN HEAVENLY PEACE
FAR FROM HIS NATIVE LAND.
LOVE'S LAST GIFT,
REMEMBRANCE



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