Medal Bar of 6 Squadron Leader Roland Wright

Corporal Roland Wright saw action on the North-West Frontier of India during the 1930s. As an air gunner he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Medal in 1932 following an operation to protect British troops at the garrison at Chitral (now in Pakistan).

In the North West of India lay the garrison of Chitral, guarding the mountainous territories near the borders of Afghanistan and Russia. During a period of anti-British sentiment five RAF squadrons supported the garrison. Wright was commissioned in November 1940 and retired as a Squadron Leader from the Engineering Branch in October 1954. The medals consist of the Distinguished Flying Medal, India General Service Medal 1908-1935, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 and RAF Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.