South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 26 December 1942

Brothers in Middle East

Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wiggett. of 12a. Pickup Crescent. Wombwell, have just heard for the first time for eight months from their son, Tpr. J. T. Wiggett (30), who is serving with the Army in the Middle East He was quite well at the time of writing.

Tpr Wittgett has been in the Army for twelve years and was last home five years ago. From India, where he was stationed for ten years, he went to Iraq and then to Egypt. It is assumed that he has been in the recent fighting.

Tpr. Wiggett married an Anglo-Indian girl, and they have a boy, aged two.

His brother, L/Cpl Robert E. Wiggett (26) is also with the Eighth Army. He joined up in the early days of the war and has been in the Middle East two and a half years.