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BRANXTON

Wight, M.B., Pte., 1917
In Etaples Military Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of 114594 Private Matthew B. Wight, serving with the Machine Gun Corps who died 04/11/1917.

Soldiers Died in the Great War states that he was born at Duddo, enlisted at Wooler and lived at Cornhill-on-Tweed. He served first with the Durham Light Infantry with service number 26422.

Matthew Wight is remembered in Branxton on B56.01


The CWGC entry for Private Wight

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