- Theodore Wright
:"This is about the British soldier; for others, see
Theodore Wright (disambiguation) ."
Theodore Wright VC (
15 May 1883 -14 September 1914 ) born inVailly ,France ) he was an English recipient of theVictoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Details
He was thirty one years old, and a
captain in the 57th Field Company,Corps of Royal Engineers ,British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On
23 August 1914 atJemappes ,Mons ,Belgium , Captain Wright, along with Lance-CorporalCharles Jarvis , tried to connect up the lead to demolish a bridge, under heavy fire and although wounded in the head, he made a second attempt. At Vailly, France, on14 September he assisted the passage of the 5th Cavalry Brigade over the pontoon bridge and was mortally wounded whilst helping a wounded man into shelter.Further information
He was born at Brighton, and received his education from
Clifton College and theRoyal Military Academy atWoolwich .The medal
Displayed at:The Royal Engineers Museum,Prince Arthur Road,Gillingham,Kent,ME4 4UG,United Kingdom
References
*
Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*The Sapper VCs (Gerald Napier, 1998)
*VCs of the First World War - 1914 (Gerald Gliddon, 1994)External links
* [http://www.remuseum.org.uk/rem_his_vc.htm#1w Royal Engineers Museum] Sappers VCs
* [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWwright.htm Captain Theodore Wright] "(biography)"
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ggfrstoy.htm Burial location of Theodore Wright] "France}
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ccroyeng.htm Location of Theodore Wright's Victoria Cross] "Royal Engineers Museum"
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbwright.htm News item] "Theodore Wright's Victoria Cross donated to the Royal Engineers Museum"
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