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A Blighty one, also known as a [[Blighty wound]], was a minor injury that was serious enough to take a soldier out of combat, often resulting in the wounded soldier returning home to [[convalesce]]. Refers to a wound almost guaranteed to send you home. |
A '''Blighty one''', also known as a [[Blighty wound]], was a minor injury that was serious enough to take a soldier out of combat, often resulting in the wounded soldier returning home to [[convalesce]]. Refers to a wound almost guaranteed to send you home. |
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*It was often shortened to just "[[Blighty]]." |
*It was often shortened to just "[[Blighty]]." |
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*Example: ''John was one of the lucky ones. He copped a Blighty and was on his way home.''<ref name="oxford-blighty">[http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/blighty Blighty] Oxford Dictionaries, UK English. Accessed 27 July, 2016.</ref> |
*Example: ''John was one of the lucky ones. He copped a Blighty and was on his way home.''<ref name="oxford-blighty">[http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/blighty Blighty] Oxford Dictionaries, UK English. Accessed 27 July, 2016.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 8 October 2023
A Blighty one, also known as a Blighty wound, was a minor injury that was serious enough to take a soldier out of combat, often resulting in the wounded soldier returning home to convalesce. Refers to a wound almost guaranteed to send you home.
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