David was born on 27^th May 1916 and from the age of seven took part in the Pony Show at Olympia. Pony Clubs were his particular interest and many clubs throughout the country knew David as a keen rider, judge and competitor. He hunted regularly before the war with the Cheshire Hounds as well as being a successful point-to-point rider, to which the many trophies he collected would testify. His final race before the war was at the North Staffs point-to-point in 1939.

A few years before the outbreak of war David had developed an interest in Polo, joining the North Staffs Polo Club, where he was looked upon as a valued member. This interest in the game eventually led to his association with polo circles in the Middle East.

David joined the Army in 1940 and was commissioned into the Green Howards, for two years he was on the staff of a Brigade Headquarters in the Northern Command. He was then posted abroad, serving first in Palestine and then Cairo as a staff officer with the rank of Major.

A keen and fearless rider and a good judge of horses, David played polo with conspicuous success. He was to meet a most untimely death as a result of an injury on the polo field at Cairo on Thursday 28^th February 1946 at the age of 29. David is one of two OWs to be buried in Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo.

Engaged to Anne Chaytor since June 1945. Son of Ernest Edward Wright & Dora Margaret Wright of Whitchurch, Shropshire.

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Revised: November 2025