Frederick John Blight (30 July 1913 – 12 May 1995)[1] was an Australian poet of Cornish origin, his ancestors having arrived in South Australia on the Lisander, in 1851.
[3] Born in Unley, South Australia, on 30 July 1913, Blight was educated at Brisbane State High School.
[5] During the 1930s he undertook correspondence studies and attained his Chartered Accountancy Diploma, whereby in 1939 he found paid employment in Bundaberg, Queensland.
Following his wartime years spent in Canberra as an Inspector with the Government's Prices Regulatory Department, he became a part-owner of timber mills in the Gympie region.
He died on 12 May 1995 in Brisbane, Queensland, being survived by his wife, Beverley Madeline D'Arcy-Irvine and their two daughters, Katrina and Robyn.