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A Blighty wound, also known as a [[Blighty one]], 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 wound''', also known as a [[Blighty one]], 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 wound, also known as a Blighty one, 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.
References / notes
The above term is listed in our Compendium of the Great War on this day.
Included are trench slang, service terms, expressions in everyday use, nicknames, the titles and origins of British and Commonwealth Regiments, and warfare in general. These words and phrases are contemporary with the war, which is reflected in the language used. Sources include: Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases, The War Book-of-Facts and Odhams' A.B.C. of the Great War. Feel free to expand upon and improve this content.