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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
WRIGHT, Thomas, Stoker, V66434, RCNVR, MPK - 21 Aug 1944, HMCS ALBERNI - Son of Nathan Sulley Wright and Fanny E. Wright, of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Lucy Wright and Bernard Wright.
Stoker 1st Class Wright died when his ship, HMCS ALBERNI, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 21 Aug 1944 by U-480, southeast of the Isle of Wight. Fifty-nine of her ship's company lost their lives. Prior to enlisting he attended Palmerston Avenue school and Central Tech. A carpenter by trade, he formerly worked in the aircraft division of Massey-Harris Ltd., at Weston.
Ships served in: HMCS YORK - Enlisted 20 Jul 1943. Commenced Active Service 23 Jul 1943 as a Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 14 Sep 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Dec 1943 HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 07 Apr 1944
(TW01) Stoker 1st Class Wright reported dead (TW02) Documents from the Service File of Thomas Wright
The Toronto Telegram September 1944
Second World War Casualty Index
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