Every Name A Story Content
NEWBURN

Wight, W.M., Pte., 1917
On the Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, is the name of 202949 Private William M. Wight, serving with the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, who died 04/10/1917.

Morpeth Herald 02/11/1917 carries a brief obituary:

ROLL OF HONOUR

WIGHT.- Killed in action on October 4th, 1917, aged 20 years, Private William Marshall Wight, D.L.I., dearly beloved son of William and Mary Isabella Wight, 87 Westminster St., Newburn, and grandson of Mrs Cowans, late of Morpeth.- At rest.

He is remembered at Newburn on N13.01 and N13.02


The CWGC entry for Private Wight

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk

Search War Memorials

  2. OR

War Memorial Indexes

Index Resources

Click here to view indexes (as defined by the Historic Counties) as PDF documents.

Regional Content

In some cases additional information is available at Regional, County, District and Parish level.