Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery | II. F. 10. Arras | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.117 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 44D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of James and Martha Blight, of Guernsey; husband of Ruth Blight, of The Hollies, La Fosse, Andre, Guernsey. ClerkService Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 27/Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish) |
27th (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Irish) Formed at Newcastle, January 1915, by the Lord Mayor and City. June 1915 : attached to 103rd Brigade, 34th Division. Landed in France in January 1916. 10 August 1917 : amalgamated with 27th Bn to form 24/27th Battalion. 26 February 1918 : disbanded in France. |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Balfour Cockburn No. 2805 E.C. | Guernsey & Alderney |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
22nd September 1914 | 27th October 1914 | 24th November 1914 |
Discrepancies (Require checks, clarity or further research) :
Attestation papers at http://www.greatwarci.net/honour/guernsey/database/records/blight-ej.pdf
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley