Rfn. Dugald McPherson Wighton

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Rfn. Dugald McPherson Wighton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Death: October 14, 1917 (26)
3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium (World War I: Died of Wounds)
Place of Burial: [V. D. 23.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Immediate Family:

Son of David Wighton and Isabella Wighton
Brother of Angelina Keith Griffiths; Alexander Mitchell Wighton; Isabella Allan; David Wighton; Jeanie Macdonald Wighton and 2 others

Occupation: New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Find A Grave ID: 13949603
Service No: WWI 26/1760
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Rfn. Dugald McPherson Wighton

Dugald Wighton was the son of David and Isabella Wighton, of "Scotia," Eastbourne, New Zealand. Rifleman in NZRB, file number 26/1760. Died of wounds, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium.

1910: Dugald leaves for London to rejoin the staff at Messrs. Adair, Wighton & Co., buyers and shipping agents, London, in which firm his brother, Robert, is a partner.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohWh.html / Ref 18.4.2021
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Rfn. Dugald McPherson Wighton's Timeline

1891
June 27, 1891
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
1917
October 14, 1917
Age 26
3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium
October 14, 1917
Age 26
Nine Elms British Cemetery, [V. D. 23.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium