Lives of the First World War

Type	Name
First Names	Wilfrid
Initials	W
Last Name	Righton
Source	7589412

Gender	Source
Male

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
Ebrington, Glos	United Kingdom	parents address

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
Royal Navy		Royal Naval Air Service		Flight Sub-Lieutenant
Royal Navy		Royal Naval Air Service		Flight Officer
Air Force (RAF/RFC)		Royal Air Force	Air Station (Kingsnorth)	Lieutenant
Royal Navy	J 727	Ganges II		Boy 2nd Class
Royal Navy	J 727	Ganges II		Boy 1st Class
Royal Navy	J 727	Vivid I and Hibernia		Ordinary Seaman
Royal Navy	J 727			Able Seaman
Royal Navy	J 727			Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	J 727	President II		Chief Petty Officer III
Royal Navy		attached RNAS		Warrant Officer, Second Grade
Royal Navy	J 727	attached RNAS	Pembroke and President II	Petty Officer (Mech)
Air Force (RAF/RFC)		Royal Air Force	General List	Lieutenant
Air Force (RAF/RFC)		Royal Air Force	Dirigible Officers	Lieutenant

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Kate	mother
John Righton	father

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Louise Grace Hindmarsh	wife	1917

Title	Connected by	More information
British RAF Officers 1912-1920
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription	Ian105013
Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription	Ian105013
British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924 Transcription	Ian105013
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription	Ian105013
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Ian105013

Reference	Connected by	More information
Righton, W. [RAF StoryVault] - casualty card	R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 21 AUGUST, 1917- Flight Lieutenant	R58235
Lieut Wilfrid Righton (Find a Grave)	R58235
The Airship Heritage Trust	Ian105013
Navy list - July 1916	R58235
Navy List - April 1917	R58235
Righton, W. [RAF StoryVault] - Air Force List April 1918	R58235
RAF List April 1918 [RAF StoryVault] - Lieutenant	R58235

Title	Connected by	More information
Royal Air Force	R58235
14/15 Star, BWM and Victory Medal	Ian105013
Royal Navy	R58235
RIGHTON, Wilfrid	R58235
RIGHTON, Wilfrid	R58235
RIGHTON, Wilfrid	R58235
RIGHTON, Wilfrid	R58235
RIGHTON, Wilfrid	R58235
Sea-Scout Twin Airship	R58235

ID: 7589412

Reference: AIR76

Title: British RAF Officers 1912-1920

Description: Officers who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) between 1912-1920. This record set contains records of around 100,000 RAF officers.

UPP: GBM/AIR76/76156

Credit: © The National Archives

ID: 9307511

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

Connected by: Ian105013

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/269547

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

ID: 9307513

Reference: gbm_rnomr_1914

Title: Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Ian105013

UPP: GBM/RNO/24083

Credit: © The National Archives

ID: 9307514

Reference: gbm_adm188

Title: British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924 Transcription

Connected by: Ian105013

UPP: GBM/ADM188/132629

Credit: © The National Archives

ID: 9307551

Title: Royal Air Force

Description: Typical RAF badge as used on CWGC headstones, where provided

Connected by: R58235

ID: 9307556

Title: Righton, W. [RAF StoryVault] - casualty card

Description: Lt. Royal Air Force. Unit: RAF Kingsnorth. Trade: Pilot. Casualty date: August 30th 1918. Accident: Envelope caught fire at height. Result of accident: Killed. Death date: August 30th 1918. Attached from Place: France. Death details: Aircraft: Airship. Aircraft serial: SST6

Connected by: R58235

URL: http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/righton-w
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ID: 9307668

Title: LONDON GAZETTE, 21 AUGUST, 1917- Flight Lieutenant

Description: R.N.A.S. Proby. Flight Offr. to be Flight Sub-Lieut.— Wilfred Righton. 3rd June 1917.

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30241/page/8576
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ID: 9307961

Title: Lieut Wilfrid Righton (Find a Grave)

Description: Incl photo of his private grave memorial - St Martin Churchyard, Cheriton, Shepway District, Kent, England

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121813156/wilfrid-righton
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Additional: Note: memorial is inscribed "Wilfred" - dedication apparently from his wife/widow = More research required to clarify spelling of his forename

ID: 9308248

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

Connected by: Ian105013

UPP: BMD/M/1917/1/AZ/000719/072

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 9308250

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Ian105013

UPP: BMD/D/1918/3/AZ/000776/137

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 9308262

Title: 14/15 Star, BWM and Victory Medal

Description: As awarded to Wilfrid Righton for service in the Great War (Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription)

Connected by: Ian105013

ID: 9308627

Title: The Airship Heritage Trust

Description: "Details of the Logs of all SST Class Ships" – SST.6

Connected by: Ian105013

URL: http://www.airshipsonline.com/airships/Technical%20Spec/SST%20Airships.htm
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ID: 9308645

Title: Navy list - July 1916

Description: Warrant Officers, Second Grade ... Wilfred Righton ... 31 Aug 1915

Connected by: R58235

URL: http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/92058138?mode=transcription
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ID: 9308654

Name: Page 3534

Title: Navy List - April 1917

Description: ROYAL FLYING CORPS. NAVAL WING (R.N.A.S). PROBATIONARY FLIGHT OFFICERS ... Wilfred Righton ... 30 Apr.

Connected by: R58235

URL: http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/94225658?mode=transcription
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ID: 9308805

Title: Royal Navy

Description: Typical RN cap tally

Connected by: R58235

ID: 9308831

Name: Right-hand Column 1335-55 (approx. 1/3rd way down page)

Title: Righton, W. [RAF StoryVault] - Air Force List April 1918

Description: DIRIGIBLE OFFICERS ... Lieutenants ... Righton, W. ... 1 Apr. 1918

Connected by: R58235

URL: http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/7000205903-righton-w
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ID: 9308836

Name: Right-handmost column 312, near top

Title: RAF List April 1918 [RAF StoryVault] - Lieutenant

Description: General Lists ... Lieutenants ... Righton, W. ... Dir. ... 1 Apr. 1918

Connected by: R58235

URL: http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/7000229095-righton-w
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ID: 9326171

Title: RIGHTON, Wilfrid

Description: His Ebrington War Memorial Inscription

Connected by: R58235

ID: 9326172

Title: RIGHTON, Wilfrid

Description: His Ebrington War Memorial Inscription close-up - clearly inscribed "Wilfrid"

Connected by: R58235

ID: 9326187

Title: RIGHTON, Wilfrid

Description: In-uniform head and shoulders photograph

Connected by: R58235

ID: 9326204

Title: RIGHTON, Wilfrid

Description: Commemorative Scroll - as "Wilfred"

Connected by: R58235

Additional: Shared by his niece (his brother Reg's youngest daughter) and family - with thanks

ID: 9326222

Title: RIGHTON, Wilfrid

Description: Headstone at Cheriton

Connected by: R58235

ID: 9337790

Title: Sea-Scout Twin Airship

Description: SST model held by IWM

Connected by: R58235

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