Blighty one

English Etymology From the fact that such a wound would have one be sent back to England (en Blighty). Noun en military slang A wound that is relatively minor, but sufficiently severe that one will be sent to the hospital in England. en Blighty<id:wound> en 2012 My Father and Myself J. R. Ackerley 1590175263 Though my thoughts did not formulate themselves so clearly or so crudely at the time, I had a “Blighty” one, that sort of wound that all the soldiers sighed and sang for (“Take me back to dear old Blighty”), and my platoon, in which I had taken much pride, could now look after itself. en 2014 Stories of World War One Tony Bradman 1408330369 'Well, Smudge,' says Danny, 'I heard you'd copped a Blighty One.' en 2014 The Glory Judith Saxton 1446441806 'Well, lad, you've got yourself a Blighty one, by the looks!' The orderly patted Mark's neatly bandaged torso. en 2014 Walking into Hell 1st July 1916: Memoirs of the First Day of the Somme E.G.D. Living 1783463147 How often on the march one had looked back oneself into a passing ambulance and wished, rather shamefully, for a “Blighty” one.