WRIGHTSON, Arthur James
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
40RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PO/X114495
Born:
Saturday, February 17, 1923
Birthplace:
Holborn, London
Died :
Tuesday, August 10, 1943
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
20
Cemetery/Memorial:
Marine Arthur Wrightson died of wounds. Son of Arthur Henry and Ethel Wrightson, of Wandsworth, London.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/139.
Westminster Abbey ROH.
Naval History website.
Notes
Mne Wrightson may have been a casualty of the bombing attack on HMS Queen Emma 17 July 1943 at Augusta, Sicily. Awaits verification.
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