Captain Henry Thomas Richard Somerset Wright^{[1, 2]}

1884 - 1916  (32 years)

• Name	Henry Thomas Richard Somerset Wright  [1, 3]
  Prefix	Captain
  Birth	4 Jul 1884	Clonakilty, Co Cork, Ireland   [1, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1916	Sudan   [3, 5]
  	II C 3 (Plaque in St Fin Barre's Cathedral) To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Captain HENRY THOMAS RICHARD SOMERSET WRIGHT 2nd Manchester Regiment Killed on active service at Dibbis Soudan on Decr 24th 1916 Aged 32 Years. "He suffered and was buried" "Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead and Christ shall give thee light." Also of HENRY THOMAS WRIGHT Died April 13. 1937 Clerk of the Crown and Peace, Cork 1905 1926 PS. XVIII. 23
  Death	21 Dec 1916	Sudan   [3, 5]
  	Henry was attached to the Egyptian Army.
  Person ID	I12022	DBH Twigs
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Thomas Wright,   b. 1849, Cork, Co Cork, Ireland d. 13 Apr 1937, Folkestone, Kent, England (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Ethel Hungerford,   b. 21 Feb 1860, Cork, Co Cork, Ireland d. 28 Jan 1944, Folkestone, Kent, England (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1882	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland   [7]
  Family ID	F2990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Henry T R S Wright - CWGC Media Date: 21 DEC 1916 Keywords: Picture
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  		Henry T R S Wright - CWGC 1 Media Date: 1917 Keywords: Picture
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  		Henry T R S Wright - CWGC Khartoum War Cemetery Media Date: 1917 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - CWGC 2 Media Date: 21 DEC 1916 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - CWGC Khartoum War Cemetery Media Date: 1917 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - memorial Media Date: 1916 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - CWGC 2 Media Date: 21 DEC 1916 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - military 1 Media Date: 1903 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - memorial Media Date: 1916 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - military 2 Media Date: 6 JUN 1903 Keywords: Picture
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  		Henry T R S Wright - heroes of the war Skibbereen & West Carbery Eagle Media Date: 6 JAN 1917 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - military 2 Media Date: 6 JUN 1903 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - death Southern Star Skibbereen Media Date: 20 JAN 1917 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - heroes of the war Media Date: 6 JAN 1917 Keywords: Picture
  		Henry T R S Wright - death Media Date: 20 JAN 1917 Keywords: Picture
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• Notes

  Limerick Chronicle, January, 1917. The Late Captain Wright. At a meeting of the Select Vestry of St Peters Parish, Cork, the Incumbent (Rev R R Neill, M.A), in the chair, the following resolution was passed, all standing, after which the meeting adjourned as a token of respect;--"That this Vestry, having heard with sincere regret of the sad death of Captain H S Wright, while gallantly serving his country in the Sudan, desire to express to Mr and Mrs Wright and family their deepest sympathy. They pray that God may uphold and comfort them in their great sorrow." Limerick Chronicle, December, 1916. Roll of Honour. Captain H S Wright. Captain Henry Somerset Wright, 2nd battalion the Manchester Regiment died on December 24th at Darfur, S Sudan, while on active service in the Egyptian Army. He was the eldest son of Mr Henry Thomas Wright, Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the City of Cork, Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the City of Cork( the East Riding) and registrar of the Cork Local Bankruptcy and Cork Local Admiralty Courts. Captain Wright passed away in his 33rd year, having given all his military service in the Manchester Regiment. Irish Independent: Captain H S Wright, Manchesters, who died on Christmas Eve at Darfar, Sudan, was the son of Mr H Wright, Clerk of the Crown and Peace for Cork City and East Riding. He belonged to an old Clonakilty family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S286] 1911 Census. [S797] DBHT (exported from Ancestry).ged. Record originated in... [S7] Find My Past. [S7] Find My Past, Sep 1884, Cork 5 62. [S759] www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, (Ancestry.com). [S7] Find My Past, Sep 1884, Clonakilty 5 62. [S7] Find My Past, 1882, Cork 5 68.