Alfred
Wight
Born in Sunderland, County Durham, England
Ancestors 
Son of James Wight
and Sarah Jane (Brown) Wight
Brother of
James Henry Wight, Jane Gibson (Wight) Goldsbrough, Ella Ann Wight, Robert Hedley Wight and Matthew Wight
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 24
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2018
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Biography
Alfred Wight was born in County Durham, England.
Sarjeant Alfred Wight was Killed in Action at the Battle of the Somme during World War I.
Alfred was born in 1892. He is the son of James Wight and Sarah Brown. Alfred was killed in 1916, most likely in the Battle of the Somme. His details are inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial.
Sources
- Births Index (CR) England & Wales. RD: Sunderland. 3rd Q., 1891. WIGHT, Alfred. Vol. 10a. p. 715. http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=KgTdyu7GsH9HIZB2yhEmeg&scan=1 : accessed 29 July 2018.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Casualty details. Death: 18 July 1916. WIGHT, Alfred. Service number: 19194. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/821455/wight,-alfred/ : accessed 29 July 2018.
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Rejected matches › Alfred James Lane Wight (bef.1893-1926)
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