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Wright, E. W. C.
Colonel (then captain) Edward William Carlile Wright (d.1871): letter to his mother describing the loss of the troop transport BIRKENHEAD, 2 March 1852, and internment card.
As captain of the 91st Regiment, Wright was the senior surviving military officer. He wrote the official military report which was widely published in the aftermath of the sinking. See 'A Deathless Story' (1906; Library ref PBB4832), which includes a biographical chapter on Wright, photographs of him and facsimilies of other letters he wrote at the time.
As captain of the 91st Regiment, Wright was the senior surviving military officer. He wrote the official military report which was widely published in the aftermath of the sinking. See 'A Deathless Story' (1906; Library ref PBB4832), which includes a biographical chapter on Wright, photographs of him and facsimilies of other letters he wrote at the time.
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Object Details
| ID: | BGY/W/1 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Manuscript |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1852-01-01 - ?; 1852 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Parts: |
Biography 'W' (Manuscript)
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