Rifleman

Dugald McPherson Wighton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of David and Isabella Wighton, of "Scotia," Eastbourne, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26/1760
Name:
Dugald McPherson Wighton
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
David Wighton (father), Whakaronga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 October 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. D. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Dugald McPherson Wighton
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