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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    Major J Wightman DSO MC and Private J Wightman

    Overall View

    Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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    Current Location

    Gravestone 1U119, Preston Quarter (Whitehaven) Cemetery, B5345, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, CA28 9HU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NX 97503 16603

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • James Wightman

    • John Wightman

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    Type of Memorial
    Addition to gravestone
    WMR Reference Number
    30057
    Description
    Addition to gravestone which is a red granite obelisk on a 2 stage base, surmounted by a statue
    Inscription
    IN/LOVING MEMORY/OF/OUR DEAR SONS WHO FELL IN/THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918/ JAMES WIGHTMAN DSO MC/MAJOR 8TH BATT EAST SURREYS/DIED OF WOUNDS APRIL 9TH 1918/AGED 25 YEARS/BURIED AT PICOUIGNY, FRANCE/ JOHN WIGHTMAN/PRIVATE/MACHINE GUN CORPS (CAV)/KILLED AT VAIRE WOOD/FRANCE APRIL 4TH 1918/AGED 23 YEARS/PRO PATRIA/ "THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A/FOREIGN FIELD/THAT'S FOR EVER ENGLAND
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    2
    Died
    2
    Information shown
    surname, forename, relationships, decorations, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, place of burial
    Order of names
    rank

    Components

    Base

    Height: 300mm

    Width: 770mm

    Depth: 770mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Steps

    Height: 300mm

    Width: 640mm

    Depth: 640mm


    Made from: Granite - Red


    Condition: Good


    Obelisk

    Height: 1300mm

    Width: 510mm

    Depth: 510mm


    Made from: Granite - Red


    Condition: Good


    Figure

    Height: 600mm

    Width: 300mm

    Depth: 300mm


    Made from: Granite - Red


    Condition: Good


    • CWGC Entry for James-http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/72415/WIGHTMAN, JAMES
  • CWGC Entry for John-http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/851198/WIGHTMAN, JOHN