Lieutenant-Colonel Cy Wightman
Canadian Scottish Regiment

As an officer before and during World War II, as a CO, as a Trustee, and as Honorary Colonel, he was a tower of strength to the Regiment over many years. He was a positive influence on all those who shared his company.

(Reg Roy, Ready for the Fray, 502)

Born on 26 November 1905 in Ongar, Essex, England and educated in Victoria, British Columbia, Cyril Marriott Wightman was football player, journalist, and advertising manager for the Daily Colonist. A longtime member of the Canadian Scottish, he reverted to the rank of captain to go overseas with the battalion in August 1941. By the D-Day landings, Wightman served as second-in-command but was put out of action when an enemy shell hit battalion headquarters on 26 June 1944.

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