Wightman, Alexander Horne, 1894 - 1974

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Name Alexander Horne Wightman, 1894 - 1974BiographyDate of Birth: June 1894, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Date of Death: 23 January 1974, Brisbane (Qld.)
Buried: Albany Creek Crematorium
Alexander's parents were Alexander Wightman and Jane Horne. Alexander was in the Citizen Forces for six months prior to war. He was living at Bunya and working as a stockman when he enlisted on 31 August 1915 at Brisbane. He embarked for overseas on 8 February 1917 on board HMAT Wiltshire. He returned to Australia and worked as a carter, then a mechanic. He married Betsy Maud Milne in 1926. They lived at Newmarket for many years. His younger brother James Johnston [1924] enlisted and returned to Australia at the end of the war.Death date23 January 1974

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Alexander Horne Wightman, SN 3965, Service Record

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Wightman, Alexander Horne, 1894 - 1974