William Wright was born about 1895 in Lugar to Robert John Wright and Elizabeth Baillie.
In the 1901 census, the family is at
420 Brick Row, Lugar
Robert John Wright 31 boilermaker b Ireland
Elizabeth Wright 29 b Lugar
Margaret Wright 10
Mary Ann Wright 8
William Wright 5
Robert John Wright 3
Thomas Wright 8m b Kilmarnock
all others born Lugar
He was a private in the Cameron Highlanders and he died of wounds in France on 28th of September 1915. He was 20. By this time his parents were at 10 Avon Street, Glasgow.
He is buried in Ninth Avenue Cemetery in Haisnes, France.
Remembering WW1 soldiers with a connection to Cumnock in Ayrshire, Scotland, including those who survived and others not mentioned on the War Memorial. Researched by Cumnock History Group.
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