Richard Cory-Wright [SEP] educated at
when Richard was only six months old. His mother remarried, in 1949, to Lt.-Col. Jocelyn Eustace Gurney.
Richard Cory-Wright was educated at Eton College. He graduated with a BSc degree from Birmingham University in 1965. Richard Cory-Wright gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry.
Richard Cory-Wright succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Cory-Wright on 23 March 1969. He married Veronica Mary Bolton in 1976. Their children are: Roland Anthony Cory-Wright (born
in recognition of his actions.
Cory-Wright died in Wellington on 3 March 1976, and was survived by two sons.
Sources.
- Cory-Wright, S. 'The construction and commissioning of Lake Coleridge power scheme in 1914'. New Zealand Engineering 31, No 9 (15 Sep 1976): 221–223
- Extracts from the recollections of an engineer The construction and commissioning of Lake Coleridge power scheme in 1914. Cory-Wright, S. 31(9) Page 221
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