LEIGHTON & FERRIGE
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BELOW ARE THE PEOPLE & THEIR MEDALS
IN MY COLLECTION
My name is Paul Leighton
This is my collection of WW1 & WW2 medals to the surname Leighton, Ferrige & Jones.
In total their are 54 individual Leighton's also 4 Ferriges and details of some Jones family members.
I have various medals to each person that is listed below and military details to most.
My hope is in the future that each man will also have my Ancestry account linked showing each persons family tree.
Any help is welcome regarding this collection, I'm no expert at this type of research,
so if any mistakes are seen please let me know and I will alter any txt
OTHER LEIGHTONS
THESE ARE LEIGHTONS WHO'S VARIOUS MEDALS I ALSO HAVE IN MY COLLECTION THEY ARE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO MY FAMILY. BUT RESEARCH IS STILL ONGOING, SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME COULD BE PART OF MY FAMILY TREE OR RELATED TO EACH OTHER
Pte Albert Leighton 45844
South Lancashire Regiment
-Victory medal- (WW1)
Pte William Leighton 42202
Somerset Light Infantry
-British war medal- (ww1)
(reunited with brother Dvr Harry Leighton K.I.A)
Dvr Robert William Leighton 84438
Royal Artillery
-Victory medal & 1914-15 Star- (WW1)
Pte Bernard Leighton 2615
14th London Regiment. (WW1)
-Victory medal & British war medal-(reunited)
Pte Albert Victor Leighton 17058
South Stafford Regiment.
-Victory medal & photo- (WW1)
Pte Edward Albert Leighton 594685
8th/18th London Regiment.
-Victory medal & British war medal- (WW1)
Pte George Leighton 202885
West Yorkshire Regiment
-Victory medal & British war medal- (WW1)
Pte (L/Cpl) Frank Arthur Plumb Leighton G-72525 Queens Regiment.
-Victory medal & British war medal- (WW1)
Pte Hamer Leighton 30636
East Lancashire Regiment.
-Victory medal- (WW1)
Lieut Eric James Harlow Leighton
R.F.C. & Essex Regiment
-British war medal- (WW1)
Gnr William Wills Leighton 337779
Royal Artillery
-Victory medal- (WW1)
Gnr William Stanley Leighton 316134
Royal Garrison Artillery
-Victory medal & British war medal- (WW1)
B.Q.M.S. Randolf Leighton 7092
Royal Garrision Artillery
-Victory medal & British war medal-
1914-15 Star & Long service &good conduct medal- "reunited" (WW1)
B.Q.M.S. William Leighton 1498
4th Durham R.G.A.V.
-Volunteer long service medal-
C/pl Joseph Henry Leighton 157087
Royal Engineers
-Victory medal- (WW1)
Sapper Isaac Leighton 8196 & 368196
Royal Engineers
-Victory medal & British war medal- (WW1)
Drv Tom Leighton 19689
Royal Field Artillery
-Victory medal- -British war medal & 1914-19 Star (WW1)
Walter James Leighton J22397
Royal Navy
-Victory medal - British war medal & 1914-19 Star + temperance medals & works medal(WW1)
Stewart Leighton PZ 3683 A.B
Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
-Victory medal & British war medal- (WW1)
Pte Harry Leighton 14105/133065
R.G.A / R.A.F Air mechanic 2nd class
-Victory medal- -British war medal &
1914-15 Star-
Pte Robert Edward Leighton 364462
R.A.M.C.
-British Efficiency medal-
Pte Richard Albert Leighton 41079
Yorks & Lancs Reg
-Victory medal & photo-
2nd Lieut Harry Leighton
2/6 Manchester Regiment
-Victory medal-
L/Cpl James Shepherd Leighton 57833
West Yorkshire Regiment.
-Victory medal & British war medal-
L/Cpl William Leighton 42202
Somerset Light Infantry
-Victory medal-
(His brother Harry is in my K.I.A collection)
Pte Fredrick John Leighton S.R 6701
Royal Surrey Regiment
-British war medal-
Pte Fredrick Leighton S/4 043974
Army Service Corps
-Victory medal- -British war medal &
1914-15 Star-
Pte Peter Robertson Leighton M/336274
Army Service Corps
-Victory medal- British war medal &
1914-15 Star-
Pte matthew Osborne Leighton 201435
2/4 Border Regiment
-Victory medal- British war medal &
Indian General Service medal-
Pte William Alfred Leighton 29400
M.G.C.
-Victory medal & British war medal-
Captain/Major Sir Robert Leighton
R.A.S.C.
-Victory medal*- British war medal*- &
1914-15 Star (*Reunited)
Pte (A/Cpl) George Leighton 3491 & 351069
Royal scots 1/9th batt
-Victory medal-
Pte John Taylor Leighton114521
Royal Fusiliers
-Victory medal & British war medal-
Edward Leighton shipwright 1.CL 343505
HMS Dreadnought
Royal Navy
-Victory medal & British war medal-
1914-15 Star & Long service &
good conduct medal-
John H Leighton
Special Constabulary
-Special Constabulary long service medal-
John V Leighton 2874
Durham Special Constabulary
-Special Constabulary long service medal-
C/pl G. Leighton
4th South Africian Infantry
-Victory medal-
Pte G. Leighton 11635
South African Army (WW2)
-African Star-
W.E Leighton 215499
South African Army (WW2)
-South African service medal-
Pte Alexander Leighton
14518
4th South African Infantry
K.I.A (details in K.I.A)
-British war medal-
A. Leighton
325144
South African Army(WW2)
-South African service medal & British war medal-
LEIGHTON'S FROM OVERSEA'S
KILLED IN ACTION
THESE ARE SOME OF THE LEIGHTON'S THAT NEVER RETURNED, I HAVE SOME OF THE DEATH PLAQUES OR DEAD MAN'S PENNY AND VARIOUS MEDALS THAT BELONG TO THE MEN LISTED BELOW
Pte John Leighton 292919
Royal Highlanders(Border Regiment)
K..I.A
-British war medal & death plaque/penny-
Gnr William Leighton 188474
Royal Field Artillery
K.I.A
-British war medal-
Pte George Leighton 24114
West Yorkshire Reg
K.I.A
-British war medal-
Pte William Leighton S-22813
Royal Highlanders(Border Regiment)
K.I.A
-Victory medal* & British war medal-(*reunited)
Pte George Harry Leighton 120877 R.A.M.C. &
355907 Labour Corps
K.I.A
-Death plaque/penny-
Pte Oscar Rounding Leighton
10128 10th Bn
East Yorkshire Regiment
K.I.A
-Death plaque/penny-
Pte William Leighton
1911 A/Coy 1/6th Bn
Manchester Regiment
K.I.A
-Victory medal- -British war medal & 1914-19 Star
Dvr Harry Leighton T/1/2014
A.S.C. & 39145 Highland Light Infantry
K.I.A
-Death plaque/penny-
(his brother William is in my Other Leighton collection)
Pte Thomas Gladstone Leighton 361310
Royal Engineers
K.I.A
-Death plaque/penny-
Pte Alexander Leighton
14518
4th South African Infantry
K.I.A
-British war medal-
FERRIGE(Mothers side)
Dvr Charles Ferrige
T/14728820
Royal Army Service Corps (grandfather)
-British war medal & General service medal
with Palestine clasp- (WW2)
Pte Charles Joseph Ferrige 20214
Liverpool Regiment(G-grandfather)
-Victory medal- British war medal &
1914-15 Star-
Pte Harry Walter Ferrige 74640
Royal Army Medical Corps (2nd G-Uncle)
-Victory medal-
WO.II Arthur Ferrige 2321568
Royal Signals(uncle)
RELATED LEIGHTON'S
Pte Eric Leighton 2856370
Loyal Regiment (grandfather)
Patricia Emily Leighton nee' Walsh
Royal Air Force(grandmother)
Pte Philip Leighton 3935
Lancashire Fusiliers(G-grandfather)
JONES FAMILY
John William Jones(Father) 00000
Machine Gun Corps
Samuel Jones(Uncle) 24912 Machine Gun Corps & Manchester Regiment
Samuel/Sammy Jones(Brother) Able Seaman
Royal Navy C/JX 204333 & 8th Army
William/Billy Jones(Brother) Able Seaman
Royal Navy D/JX 290773
Fredrick/Freddy Jones Able Seamen
Royal Navy C/JX 655092
Only Freddy's medals are in my collection
All the details to the rest of his family are correct as are their medal Entitlement & service records
UPDATING THIS WEEK
Harry Leighton Air mechanic 2nd class SR/6701
R.A.F
Pte G. Leighton South African Infantry
Pte Fredrick John Leighton
Royal Surrey Regiment