John Wright
- Died:
- 28 December 1852
- Rank:
- Police Constable
- Force:
- Castletown Police
- Cause:
- Accident
- Duty Status:
- On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Killed while helping to salvage a shipwreck on the Isle of Man when its cargo of gunpowder exploded.
Police Memorial Tribute
PC Wright, Chief Constable John Craige and twenty-seven other men, were attempting to salvage the wreck of the Brig “Lily” on the rocks at Kitterland, in the Sound Channel, Isle of Man, when its cargo of sixty-one tons of gunpowder exploded, killing all but one of the men involved.
The sole survivor suffered severe injuries.
