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Tom MacDonald, 9th Bn Royal Sussex Regt A 'Blighty wound', otherwise
knownasa 'Blighty one', orsimply a 'Blighty', became formany men,
particularlythose who had somehow survived long months in the trenches, akind
of ultimate ambition ...
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Tig's Boys: Letters to Sir from the Trenches
A wounded soldier would be given a 'Blighty Bag' at a Casualty Clearing Station,
to hold his personal possessions. To get a 'Blighty One' was a real hope and
dream for those at the front. Itmeant getting a wound that wasnot lifethreatening,
but ...
Beatriz Williams. the way you always do." “Oh, you're far too pessimistic." He
raised his head at last and grinned at me. “I might simply be injured, you know.
Sent home with a Blighty one." ...
“I'm sure Pug's right,” he said. “It isn't anyways dangerous, Billy. ' ' Billy looked up
suddenly. “It's a Blighty one, isn't it?” he said anxiously. “Oh, yes,” said Kentucky; “
a Blighty one, sure.” “Good enough,” said Billy Simson. “If it's a Blighty one I've ...
Ernest Andrew Ewart, 1917
It isn 't anyways dangerous, Billy." Billy looked up suddenly. "It's a Blighty one, isn'
t it?" he said anxiously. "Oh, yes," said Kentucky; "a Blighty one, sure." "Good
enough," said Billy Simson. "If it's a Blighty one I've got plenty. I'm not like you,
Pug; ...
Boyd Cable, Ernest Andrew Ewart, 1917
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A History Of The First World War In 100 Objects: In ...
Thewound most wanted, bycontrast,was acoveted “Blighty one”– thewound that
didn't cripple or disable, but which took the victim away from the horrors of the
frontline with his self-respect intact, perhapsevenback acrossthe Channel.
John Hughes-Wilson, Nigel Steel, 2014
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Our boys over there: to the young American in khaki - what ...
"Pip-squeaks," "Marias," "Johnsons," "Whizz-bangs," or just a simple little "Blighty"
one, — all were the same to me. I was born nervous of all projectiles. I might
explain in passing that Tommy has adopted the term "Blighty" as meaning
England, ...
Frederic Abernethy Coleman, 1918
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The Arabic Contributions to the English Language: An ...
-blighty, a.; blighty one. O, R, W [3] boccaro, n. (1872) Var. buc(c)aro [Pg bucaro
clay vase < OPg pucaro < dial. Ar < L poculum cup] A usu. dark red, often ornate
stoneware produced in Yi-hsing, China, and in 16th to 18th century Portugal and
...
Garland Hampton Cannon, Alan S. Kaye, 1994
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Forgotten Voices of the Somme: The Most Devastating Battle ...
And it was said that troops would go and stand there to get a Blighty one. It was
well known tlmt if you gave yoursell'a Blighty one previous to a big show, it was
straight across the water to England, where' as at a quiet time, you went down to
a ...
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Trenching at Gallipoli: the personal narrative of a ...
Man," he burst out, " when ye 're here as long as I 've been here, ye '11 be prayin'
fer a ' Blighty one.' " Blighty is the Tommies' nickname for London, and a " Blighty
one " is a wound that 's serious enough to cause your return to London.
10 NOTIZIE DOVE SI INCLUDE IL TERMINE «BLIGHTY ONE»
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2015 Marks Critical Year for Europe's Ballistic Missile Umbrella
Here in Blighty one of the opposition leaders prior to the election suggested a boost in spending on cancer research of £300 million, meanwhile ... «Aviation Week, mag 15»
Stokesay Court Red Cross Hospital Centenary Weekend 18th - 19th …
The Concert (I've Got a Bit of a Blighty One) will include performances and musical entertainment based on an original concert programme ... «Shropshire Tourism, apr 15»
The Weekend quiz
2 In the first world war, what was a “Blighty one”? 3 Tsar Alexander I is a silent role in which opera? 4 What is a blue straggler? 5 Who shot the ... «The Guardian, feb 15»
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: Reclaiming family from bleak World …
George caught a 'blighty one' - an injury severe enough to have him sent home - but died in hospital in Camberwell in 1915. The two survivors ... «Luton On Sunday, nov 14»
Bleak times and humour are portrayed in new play
With rousing wartime songs such as I've Got a Bit of a Blighty One, about a wounded soldier returning to England, Vesta landed the nickname ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, ott 14»
Why Do the Brits Call the U.K. 'Blighty'?
... a soldier sent home, but not life-threatening, as depicted in the 1916 Music Hall song “I'm Glad I've Got a Bit of a Blighty One” by Vesta Tilley. «Anglophenia, ago 14»
Tommy Atkins ale honours soldiers who served in the First World War
Stanley 'Blanco' White volunteered, aged 19, in 1914 and joined the war after a month of training. After receiving a 'Blighty one' to the leg, ... «Reading Post, ago 14»
Teresa Jennings to Star in Off the Fence Theatre's ENGLAND …
... features many of Vesta's most well-known songs such as Jolly Good Luck to the Girl Who Loves a Soldier and I've Got a Bit of a Blighty One. «Broadway World, apr 14»
21 Fascinating Words That Originated During WWI
Such a wound might also be called a blighty one - another word borrowed from Urdu in the 19th century (from bilayati, meaning foreign), and ... «Huffington Post, mar 14»
Prince Harry: Don't blame Capt Wales for being flippant about killing …
A serious life-changing wound was a 'Blighty one', meaning a trip home to the UK. In World War II, meanwhile, Russian soldiers would warn ... «Daily Mail, gen 13»
