Mark Wright
Military Person
1979 – 2006
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Who was Mark Wright?
Mark William Wright GC was a soldier in the British Army and a recipient of the George Cross. He died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan after entering a minefield in an attempt to save the lives of other injured soldiers. His actions were posthumously recognised with the award of the George Cross on 14 December 2006, and gazetted the next day. Wright had served in the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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- Born
- Apr 22, 1979
Edinburgh - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Sep 6, 2006
Helmand Province
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on July 23, 2013
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