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Distinguished Service Cross

WRIGHT, William Richard, Lt , RCNVR, HMCS Louisburg

Issued: 8-Jan-1944, Canada Gazette

"For conspicuous gallantry and leadership. When the ship was fatally hit by an enemy torpedo, this Officer, though seriously wounded and having lost the sight of one eye, continued to assist in the work of rescue. He himself was the last of the Ship's Company to be rescued from the water."