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Married: 1915. Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. Marriage Cert:16284/1915.
Wife: Dorothy Dight. nee: Woolnough.
Irving Cadell Dight enlisted with C Company 33rd Battalion on the 1st of November 1915
and was an original member of the Battalion and left Sydney on board HMAT A74 "Marathon" on the
4th of May 1916.
MID reccomended for MC
11th February 1918
Informant; Lieutenant: 981 Irving Cadell DIGHT I knew
Private: 467 George Thomas KING he was in B Company and was Company Cook in July 1917; he came
from New England. He was tall, alight with grey moustache and about 45 years of age. He was killed
in front of Messines Hill about 11:00pm on about 27/7/17. I remember the date as it was two days
before we came out of the line on 29th or 30th July 1917. He was lying in a shelter near the cookhouse
when an enemy shell exploded a large trench mortar dump nearby, and the concussion killed him instantly.
I subsequently examined his body but could find no wound and therfore concluded that concussion alone
killed him. He was buried in the Regimental Cemetery just below Messines Hill the morning after his death.
I was present at the burial and Captain: Robert Furnifull CRAIGIE the Company
Commander read the service.
No:4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, N.S.W.
Irving was a married 27 year old Farmer from "Whiporie" Casino upon enlistment. Irving served
during World War 2, service number:N76165.
(Australian National Archives)
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