Tribute to TOM WRIGHT 02/11/1985- 24/06/2007 from the Ripley Harriers Drummer Thomas Wright was killed six kilometres outside of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province when the armoured 'Snatch' landrover he was travelling in was caught in an explosion. On Sunday 16/08/2010 after a ride out Ripley Harriers went to Crich Stand, the Sherwood Foresters world war memorial. To give their Tribute to Tom Wright Tribute Crich Stand Ripley Harriers Click on photo`s to view Lieutenant Colonel Richard Westley Major Paul 'Shove' Gilby Major Max Wray Colour Sergeant Gaz Singleton Drum Major Bryn Knowles Lance Corporal Les Barker Secretary of State for Defence, Des Browne, Ministry of Defence Click on photo`s to view email me if you would like changes A SOLDIER GAVE HIS LIFE TODAY, AWAY FROM HOME, SO FAR AWAY. HE HAD OFTEN WONDERED HOW IT WOULD END AS HE, HIS ENERGY DID ALL EXPEND. BACK AT HOME HIS FAMILY CANNOT BELIEVE THOSE HORRID WORDS THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED. SO YOUNG WAS HE, YET HOW HE HAD AGED IN THOSE MANY MONTHS THE WAR HAD RAGED. HE DIED KNOWING HE HAD DONE HIS BEST. NOW HIS BODY WILL BE LAID TO REST. WILL THE PRICE HE PAID BE REMEMBERED WELL? WHAT WORDS WILL THEY HIS LOVED ONES TELL? WILL A NATION’S GRATITUDE HIS FAMILY KNOW? FOR THE DEVOTION TO DUTY HE DID SO BRAVELY SHOW. HIS MEMORY WILL LIVE ON THOUGH HE BE GONE, MAY HONOR AND RESPECT BE PROPERLY SHOWN By Dr. James E. Martin Tom`s GUESTBOOK He leaves behind mum Judy, dad Ian, brother Andrew and sister Laura