Major J. Eardley Wright receiving DSO in Ottawa

Major Wright shaking hands with General MacNaughton at the presentation of his Distinguished Service Order in Ottawa, likely 1946. Major Wright would have been offered the opportunity to have the DSO presented by His Majesty King George VI if he had remained in England after the war had ended. Major Wright decided that returning home […]

Major J. Eardley Wright with 2 North Nova Scotia Highlander officers

Jim Allan, Eardley Wright and Tom Slater of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders – likely late summer 1944 in France. Major Wright had returned to England in late 1943 as part of Operation Pouch, in which battle experienced officers and Senior NCOs were sent from Italy to provide their experience to units preparing for the […]

Captain J. Eardley Wright – 1944

Captain J. Eardley Wright -likely 1944. Captain Wright had returned to England  in late 1943 from the 48th Highlanders in Italy as part of Operation Pouch in which battle experienced officers and Senior NCOs returned to England to bring there experience to units prior to the Normandy invasion in June 19944. He would join the […]