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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WRIGHT, Richard Christopher Farr, Sto 2c, 21608, RCN MPK - 25 Jun 1940, HMCS FRASER - Son of Arthur William and Kate Wright, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Stoker Wright died when his ship, HMCS FRASER, was in a collision with HMS CALCUTTA 12 miles due west of Pointe de la Coubre light at the Gironde River mouth and sank as a result with the loss of 65 of her crew.
Richard attended Victoria West and Victoria High Schools. He is survived besides his parents, by three brothers, Arthur, at Cobbie Hill, B.C. Lionel and Fred at home and a sister, Agnes at home.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 31 Jul 1939 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Jan 1940 HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 15 Mar 1940
(RW01) Richard Wright – This photo was taken on January 04, 1940, the day he left Victoria to join HMCS FRASER in Halifax, NS // Source: VAC Canada, CVWM Scotia. (RW02) Documents from the Service File of Richard Wright
Second World War Casualty Index
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