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British slang term for Britain or England
"Blighty" is a British English slang term for Great Britain, or often specifically England. Though it was used throughout the 1800s in the Indian subcontinent
Blighty
British community interest company
We R Blighty is a United Kingdom community interest company founded in 2022, that as of 2025[update] conducts street collections to raise money for homeless
We_R_Blighty
Television channel by UKTV
Blighty was a British pay television channel broadcasting as part of the UKTV network of channels. The channel was originally launched on 8 March 2004
Blighty_(TV_channel)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up blighty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blighty is an English slang term for Britain. Blighty may also refer to: Blighty, New South Wales,
Blighty_(disambiguation)
British actor (born 1964)
he was cast in a main role as Captain Gulliver "Gully" Troy / Captain Blighty in the 2020–2021 second and 2022 third season of the television series
James_Purefoy
Military slang for a type of wound
"Million-dollar wound" (American English) or "Blighty wound" (British English) is military slang for a type of wound received in combat which is serious
Million-dollar_wound
Song by Florrie Forde
"Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" is a music hall song written by Arthur J. Mills, Fred Godfrey and Bennett Scott in 1916. It was popular during the
Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty
Take_Me_Back_to_Dear_Old_Blighty
British men's magazine (1916–2007)
originally known as Blighty between 1916 and 1920 and was intended as a humorous magazine for servicemen. Relaunched in 1939, as Blighty Parade, it was turned
Parade_(British_magazine)
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Blighty is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the Riverina Highway between the towns of Finley and Deniliquin
Blighty,_New_South_Wales
1986 studio album by the Smiths
Title Length 1. "The Queen Is Dead" (includes "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (medley)) 6:24 2. "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" 2:17 3. "I Know It's Over" 5:47
The_Queen_Is_Dead
UK radio program
Little Blighty on the Down is a satirical radio comedy series broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1988 and 1992, billed as "A satirical soap opera telling
Little_Blighty_on_the_Down
1933 film
Diggers in Blighty is a 1933 Australian film starring and directed by Pat Hanna. Hanna decided to direct this film himself after being unhappy with how
Diggers_in_Blighty
1927 British film by Adrian Brunel
Blighty is a 1927 British World War I silent drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Ellaline Terriss, Lillian Hall-Davis and Jameson Thomas
Blighty_(film)
1991 studio album by Fluke
The Techno Rose of Blighty is the debut album by British electronic music group Fluke, released in 1991. The name is based upon Blighty, being slang for
The_Techno_Rose_of_Blighty
Australian rules football club
The Blighty Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Redeyes, is an Australian rules football and netball club playing in the Picola & District Football League
Blighty_Football_Club
World War I CWGC cemetery in France
Blighty Valley Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located about 4 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, Somme in northern France. It contains 1
Blighty_Valley_Cemetery
Multi-channel broadcaster, subsidiary of the BBC
on the channel. This was followed in February with UKTV People becoming Blighty, the new channel containing programming of the lives of the British population
UKTV
American crime drama television series
with Bet Sykes. James Purefoy as Captain Gulliver "Gully" Troy / Captain Blighty (seasons 2–3), Alfred's former SAS captain and the leader of a crew of
Pennyworth_(TV_series)
Peoples, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and their diaspora
with the Bengali and Hindustani language word wilāyati (Anglicised as "Blighty") meaning 'foreign', which more specifically came to mean 'European', and
Desi
Directorate for Army Welfare (DAK) in India from 1944 to 1946, Calling Blighty was a series of ten-minute films which featured members of the British
Calling_Blighty
English musician (born 1951)
came round". The Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott song "When I Get Back to Blighty", from their 2014 album What Have We Become?, made reference to Collins
Phil_Collins
English electronic music group
the following year, Fluke released their first album, The Techno Rose of Blighty, swiftly followed by the single "The Bells" and a live album entitled Out
Fluke_(band)
Video game series
demos on the Amiga Power cover disk 21 was Sensible Soccer Meets Bulldog Blighty. It featured a mode of play that involved replacing players with soldiers
Cannon_Fodder
Australian sports league
Picola 1968 - Katunga 1969 - Blighty 1970 - Yarroweyah 1971 - Blighty 1972 - Yarroweyah 1973 - Wunghnu 1974 - Waaia 1975 - Blighty 1976 - Barooga 1977 - Katunga
Picola & District Football Netball League
Picola_&_District_Football_Netball_League
British science fiction TV series (1963–2025)
2014. Retrieved 8 February 2022. "The end of Olde Englande: A lament for Blighty". The Economist. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2006. Parsons
Doctor_Who
Scottish cartoonist and illustrator (1891–1973)
Pictorial (later the Sunday Mirror), the News of the World, Everybody's and Blighty. His most famous creation was Our Dumb Blonde (also called Phyllis, Our
Arthur_Ferrier
UK TV channel owned by UKTV
UKTV network of channels. The channel launched on 8 July 2013, replacing Blighty. The channel was initially launched on Freeview channel 20, which was previously
U&Drama
Australian-born actress (born 1919)
Year Title Role Notes 1933 Diggers in Blighty Minor Role 1935 Heritage Biddy O'Shea / Biddy Parry 1936 The Flying Doctor Jenny Rutherford 1937 That Man's
Mary_Maguire
English songwriter (1878–1936)
with Jack Norworth 1915 "Lloyd George's Beer Song" with Bert Lee 1916 "Blighty, the Soldier's Home Sweet Home" with Bert Lee 1917 "Good-bye-ee!", with
R._P._Weston
American actor (1925–1989)
Abbott mention Lee and Clint Eastwood in the song, "When I Get Back to Blighty". The Fugees song "The Score" includes the line, "I'm more magnificent
Lee_Van_Cleef
2024 film by Dougal Wilson
entertaining, but the gag density has thinned out and removing Paddington from Blighty, though making perfect narrative and dramatic sense, and in tune with the
Paddington_in_Peru
Video game series
Soccer: England vs Germany, also known as Sensible Soccer Meets Bulldog Blighty. This featured a mode of play that involved replacing players with soldiers
Sensible_Soccer
British film distributor
2006. James, Alison; Dawtrey, Adam (7 May 2006). "Studio Canal moves into Blighty". Variety. Retrieved 4 September 2011. "Archived copy". Archived from the
StudioCanal_UK
comes from Vilayat for foreign land. The English variation of Vilayat is Blighty. Malayalis of Kerala use the term Sayyippu or Vellakkaran to refer to a
Glossary of names for the British
Glossary_of_names_for_the_British
Austin Shorter of John Shorter Pty Ltd Brown Ernest W Light 1918 1938 HN323 Blighty Green Ernest W Light 1918 1938 HN324 A Scribe Brown, green and blue Charles
List of Royal Doulton figurines
List_of_Royal_Doulton_figurines
English music hall performer and male impersonator (1864–1952)
a Blighty One", she sang about a soldier who was delighted to have been wounded in battle because it would allow him to go back to England (Blighty).
Vesta_Tilley
American actress and artist (1928–2002)
People Today August 11, 1954 Focus September 1954 Vue March 1956 Blighty (UK), 6 April 1957, Iss. 910 Snappy March 1957 (back cover) Ultra Filmfax
Irish_McCalla
British model and actress (1938–2003)
model and pin-up girl appearing in Charm and Lush and on the covers of Blighty and Carnival magazines in 1956, the Turkish magazine Hayat in 1957, Tit-Bits
Julie_Alexander
Welsh actor (1941–2004)
"Break in" 1981 When the Boat Comes In Starkey 1 Episode "Back to dear old Blighty" 1981 Yes Minister Bodyguard 1 Episode "The death list" 1982 Kelly Monteith
Colin_McCormack
British metal band
Shortly thereafter, Conjurer also supported Carcass on their 2023 "Bloody Blighty" UK tour along with Unto Others. The band are currently set to play a 6-date
Conjurer_(band)
fighting. First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Self-inflicted Wounds (SIW) Blighty Wounds Совещание при ЦК ВКП(б) начальствующего состава по сбору опыта боевых
Self-inflicted wounds in the military
Self-inflicted_wounds_in_the_military
Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
28 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013. Corfield, Gareth (19 May 2017). "Blighty's buying another 17 F-35s, confirms the American government". The Register
Royal_Air_Force
British actor
First World War, created by Chhabra, over 50,000 people experienced Dr Blighty at Brighton's Royal Pavilion Gardens. The projections spread far and wide
Ajay_Chhabra
British actress (1914–2006)
she appeared in one episode of It Ain't Half Hot Mum, titled "Ticket to Blighty", and in Are You Being Served? in the episode "Fifty Years On". She also
Mavis_Pugh
Chairman of the local branch of the Royal British Legion
back of the neck by shrapnel from shellfire in 1916. The wound, termed a 'Blighty' wound, meant that he was sent home to Britain to recuperate. After recovering
Alfred_Anderson_(veteran)
English actress (1898–1933)
part-colour version of Pagliacci (1923), The Passionate Adventure (1924), Blighty (1927), The Ring (1927) and The Farmer's Wife (1928), the latter two directed
Lillian_Hall-Davis
2011 box set by the Smiths
written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, except: "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (A.J. Mills, Fred Godfrey, Bennett Scott) "His Latest Flame" (Doc Pomus
Complete_(The_Smiths_album)
British filmmaker
on to write or contribute to a number of radio series, including Little Blighty on the Down, McKay the New and with Pete Sinclair, the multi-award-winning
Mark_Burton_(filmmaker)
starring Frances Bennett, Sultan Lalani and Saad Ghazi. 26 4 "Ticket to Blighty" David Croft David Croft and Jimmy Perry 23 November 1976 (1976-11-23)
List of It Ain't Half Hot Mum episodes
List_of_It_Ain't_Half_Hot_Mum_episodes
2011 British TV series or programme
was originally commissioned for Yesterday's now closed sister channel Blighty. Repeats of the show are broadcast on Drama. "About Great British Ghosts
Great_British_Ghosts
Extended period of leave from military service or imprisonment to return home
that regulate leaves. British troops in World War I received leave for "Blighty" every 15 months. "Block leave" is the time allotted to be spent with families
Leave_(military)
English actor (1936–2026)
Know" 1981 When the Boat Comes In Captain Moore Episode: "Back to Dear Old Blighty" Doctor Who Detective Inspector Episodes: "Logopolis: Parts 1 & 2" Maybury
Tom_Georgeson
School) Blighty Public School Blighty Riverina 1929 35°34′49.52″S 145°20′58.99″E / 35.5804222°S 145.3497194°E / -35.5804222; 145.3497194 (Blighty Public
List of government schools in New South Wales (A–C)
List_of_government_schools_in_New_South_Wales_(A–C)
English comedian (born 1959)
new television shows commissioned for UKTV People channel's relaunch as Blighty. On 25 August 2009, Moir appeared as a guest on BBC One's The One Show
Jim_Moir
2004 film by Jonathan Glazer
deprecated archival service (link) Dawtrey, Adam (December 29, 2004). "Blighty crix mostly shun Brit pix". Variety. Archived from the original on March
Birth_(2004_film)
British comedian and writer (born 1967)
One. In 2009, Joly fronted a show titled Made in Britain, shown on the Blighty channel in the UK. In 2012–13, Joly made two series of Fool Britannia,
Dom_Joly
English patriotic song by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles
the tune in 2008. An instrumental version was the theme tune for Little Blighty on the Down, a BBC radio comedy series broadcast between 1988 and 1992
There'll_Always_Be_an_England
American media executive (born 1970)
Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2008. "Blighty plucks Roses". Archived from the original on April 17, 2011. "Ben Silverman
Ben_Silverman
of the Tunnel Is a Train 2022 Laraaji Bethlehem 2022 Chisel "What About Blighty?" 2022 Everybody Asked About You "It's Days Like This..." NUM5946 2022
Numero_Group_discography
British artist (born 1952)
Marion Hewitt of the North West Film Archive in a project called Calling Blighty. This used nearly 400 filmed messages from servicemen and women in India
Steve_Hawley_(artist)
1978 studio album by Kevin Coyne
(Paul Wickens on accordion, also composed) "(Take Me Back To) Dear Old Blighty" – 1:27 (Zoot Money on piano; composed by A. J. Mills, Bennett Scott, F
Dynamite_Daze
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
still in force in the UK. In July 2025, directors of the company We R Blighty pled guilty to offences under the act. At the time of the passage of the
Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916
Police,_Factories,_&_c._(Miscellaneous_Provisions)_Act_1916
Australian actress (1913–2006)
Gregan McMahon. Following this came roles in feature films Diggers in Blighty and Harmony Row starring popular comedian George Wallace. The films premiered
Thelma_Scott
1987 toy soldier line from Hasbro
Strike Force Team General Patant Stalker Snorkel Head Blitz Kreig Rambant Blighty Beau Geste Blak Jak Assault Team Mega-Hurtz Road Rash Grease Pit Sniper
Army_Ants_(toy_line)
British actor, playwright and theatre manager
Garrick David Garrick 1923 Always Tell Your Wife James Chesson Y Y 1927 Blighty Armistice day enthusiast in hospital 1930 Tell Tales On-screen participant
Seymour_Hicks_filmography
British manufacturer of hybrid airships
Retrieved 17 December 2011. "Huge new airships for US Army: designed in Blighty". The Register. Service, Army News. "First flight test successful for Army's
Hybrid_Air_Vehicles
1985 Australian TV series or program
Arithmetic – The Somme Winter (1916–17); The Hindenburg Line; Bullecourt; Blighty Leave; Third Battle of Ypres begins (July 1917); Menin Road; Broodseinde
Anzacs
cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, and beetroot were brought from good old' Blighty! — Major-General (ret.) John Verghese[quote needs citation] Richard Bourke
Mayo_Hall_(Bengaluru)
(Bigamie), directed by Jaap Speyer, starring Heinrich George – (Germany) Blighty, directed by Adrian Brunel, starring Ellaline Terriss and Lillian Hall-Davis
1927_in_film
Town in New South Wales, Australia
sells fuel and a small number of houses. There are five nearby villages – Blighty, Mayrung, Pretty Pine, Wanganella and Booroorban. The surrounding rural
Conargo
Australian filmmaker and actor (1878–1959)
steadily as an actor and assistant director on such films as Diggers in Blighty. He assisted Beaumont Smith with the direction of The Hayseeds (1933) and
Raymond_Longford
Welsh songwriter (1880–1953)
I songwriter. He is best known for the songs "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (1916) and "Bless 'Em All" (1917), which became a 1940s hit when recorded
Fred_Godfrey_(songwriter)
English-language slang used in the UK
nonsense. blah (or blah blah) worthless, boring or silly talk. Blighty (or Old Blighty) Britain, home. Used especially by British troops serving abroad
British_slang
2014 studio album by Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott
It Was Ours" 4:12 10. "I Am Not a Muse" Heaton, Lexus 4:48 11. "Stupid Tears" Heaton, Lexus 2:17 12. "When I Get Back to Blighty" Heaton, Lexus 4:52
What_Have_We_Become?_(album)
Topics referred to by the same term
gang in the video game Assassin's Creed Syndicate Blight (disambiguation) Blighty (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Blighter
2020 Doctor Who episodes
Stuart (1 January 2020). "Doctor Who review – only Jodie Whittaker can save Blighty now!". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com. "Jodie Whittaker is back
Spyfall_(Doctor_Who)
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Beelbangera Beggan Beggan Berrigan Bethungra Bidgeemia Bilbul Binya Birrego Blighty Book Book Bookham Booligal Booroorban Borambola Boree Creek Bowna Brawlin
Tocumwal
British Empire military service award
"WW1 Royal Marine Light Infantry BWM Medal & Silver War Badge". dear old blighty. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2024. [BWM] Awarded to "CH. 15748
Silver_War_Badge
American silent film actor, director, and producer (1884–1955)
(1926) Beating the Book (1926) The Crooked Billet (1929) The Lodger (1927) Blighty (1927) One of the Best (1927) The Rolling Road (1928) Bedrock (1930) Beyond
Carlyle_Blackwell
City in New South Wales, Australia
Beelbangera Beggan Beggan Berrigan Bethungra Bidgeemia Bilbul Binya Birrego Blighty Book Book Bookham Booligal Booroorban Borambola Boree Creek Bowna Brawlin
Griffith,_New_South_Wales
title spoofs the popular 1916 music hall song "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty".) Guest stars: Pete Postlethwaite as Jack Wragg, David Hargreaves as Archie
List_of_Minder_episodes
British free-to-air television channel
section on Sky channel 534, formerly used by Blighty, as part of a deal with UKTV. The exchange came about as Blighty was to be replaced on satellite by Drama
PBS_America
English actor (1924–2024)
William Russell Russell pictured in Blighty, 1953 Born William Russell Enoch (1924-11-19)19 November 1924 Sunderland, County Durham, England Died 3 June
William Russell (English actor)
William_Russell_(English_actor)
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Beelbangera Beggan Beggan Berrigan Bethungra Bidgeemia Bilbul Binya Birrego Blighty Book Book Bookham Booligal Booroorban Borambola Boree Creek Bowna Brawlin
Batlow,_New_South_Wales
British hybrid airship prototype
Page, Lewis (22 June 2010). "Huge new airships for US Army: designed in Blighty". The Register. "Rise of the Blimps: The US Army's LEMV". Defense Industry
Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10
Hybrid_Air_Vehicles_Airlander_10
Snooker tournament
which took place on 1 and 2 December 1980. The tournament was played at Blighty's in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional
1980_Classic_(1980/1981)
French film and television studio and distributor
2007. James, Alison; Dawtrey, Adam (7 May 2006). "Studio Canal moves into Blighty". Variety. Retrieved 4 September 2011. "About Us". Elevation Sales. Retrieved
StudioCanal
Dormon (August 9, 2013). "Asus will bung 'Nexus 7 2' fondle-droids on Blighty's shelves this month". The Register. Retrieved December 19, 2013. "Snapdragon
List of devices using Qualcomm Snapdragon systems on chips
List_of_devices_using_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_systems_on_chips
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Beelbangera Beggan Beggan Berrigan Bethungra Bidgeemia Bilbul Binya Birrego Blighty Book Book Bookham Booligal Booroorban Borambola Boree Creek Bowna Brawlin
Grong_Grong
replacing the previous kingdoms during the English Interregnum (1649–1660).) Blighty is a slang word for Britain derived from the Bengali word biletī. Depending
Terminology of the British Isles
Terminology_of_the_British_Isles
Town in Kent, England
its hospitals were used to treat soldiers who had been sent home with a "blighty wound"; the town also received 150 Belgian refugees. The Second World War
Royal_Tunbridge_Wells
Wangaratta Tarrawingee Whorouly Picola and District Football League Berrigan Blighty Deniliquin Rovers Dookie United Jerilderie Katamatite Katandra Katunga
List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria
List_of_Australian_rules_football_competitions_in_Victoria
Song
Italy. Once we had a blue light that we were going home Back to dear old Blighty, never more to roam. Then somebody said in France you'll fight. We said
D-Day_Dodgers
Town in New South Wales, Australia
wide catchment including the towns of Berrigan, Tocumwal, Jerilderie and Blighty. Finley is also home to a campus of Riverina TAFE. Australian rules football
Finley,_New_South_Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Beelbangera Beggan Beggan Berrigan Bethungra Bidgeemia Bilbul Binya Birrego Blighty Book Book Bookham Booligal Booroorban Borambola Boree Creek Bowna Brawlin
Tooleybuc
British Army soldier
body of a man killed near Mametz Wood. In March 1917, Marshall suffered a blighty wound in the hand and was sent home. On his return he joined the Machine
Albert_Marshall_(veteran)
1962 British film by Bryan Forbes
Caron and Reid Banks. A recording of the song "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" sung in the film by Cicely Courtneidge was sampled at the beginning of
The_L-Shaped_Room
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Beelbangera Beggan Beggan Berrigan Bethungra Bidgeemia Bilbul Binya Birrego Blighty Book Book Bookham Booligal Booroorban Borambola Boree Creek Bowna Brawlin
Cootamundra
Australian rules football competition
following 1934 season. Folded after 1977 season Blighty Redeyes Blighty Recreation Reserve, Blighty MFL Reserve Grade 1949 1965-1968 1 1965 Moved to
Coreen & District Football League
Coreen_&_District_Football_League
He purposefully puts his hand in the line of fire in order to gain a blighty wound and be sent home. Upon his return to Britain, he gets permission
List of Downton Abbey characters
List_of_Downton_Abbey_characters
BLIGHTY
BLIGHTY
BLIGHTY
BLIGHTY
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Female God
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
Right Person; Type of Sweet
Boy/Male
Japanese
Lawful; manages affairs of state.
Girl/Female
Danish, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Rukmani
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Well Knowledge in All Areas
Male
Arthurian
, ruler of the Castle of Death.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Bright and Brave Indra
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, English, Gaelic, Irish, Welsh
Holy; Divine Goodness; Pure; Secluded Valley; Clean
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Moves in the Rains in the Clouds; Nymph
Boy/Male
Indian
Having Hair Like Lion
BLIGHTY
BLIGHTY
BLIGHTY
BLIGHTY
BLIGHTY