3 CDO BDE Wright, Gary

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Wright ​

• FORENAME

Gary ​

• UNIT

R.M. 45 Commando (Recce Troop) ​

• RANK

Marine ​

• NUMBER

PO60995S ​

• DATE OF DEATH

19th October 2006 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Strathblane Cemetery,Strathblane,Stirlingshire Section New X Grave 161 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Blanefield,Sirlingshire​

"from Glasgow" in some reports​

born 30.9.1984​

son of Ian and Rosemary Wright,Blanefield,Stirlingshire​

educated Balfron High School​

joined RM October 2002​

injured by suicide bomber Lashkar Gah,Helmand Province,Afghanistan​

died of injuries same day at UK field hospital,Camp Bastion,Afghanistan​

"He was an excellent marine who died doing the job he loved" (LtCol Duncan Dewar) ​

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