Mitchell WIGHTMAN

Regimental number6103
Place of birthSeaton Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButcher
AddressLeongatha, Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Wightman, Leongatha, Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date30 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave 4), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth WIGHTMAN
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal