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
Pte William Leighton 42202
Somerset Light Infantry
Dvr Robert William Leighton 84438
Royal Artillery
Pte Bernard Leighton 2615
14th London Regiment.
Pte Albert Victor Leighton 17058
South Stafford Regiment.
Pte Edward Albert Leighton 594685
8th/18th London Regiment.
Pte George Leighton 202885
West Yorkshire Regiment
Pte (L/Cpl) Frank Arthur Plumb Leighton G-72525 Queens Regiment
Pte Hamer Leighton 30636
East Lancashire Regiment.
Lieut Eric James Harlow Leighton
R.F.C. & Essex Regiment
Gnr William Wills Leighton 337779
Royal Artillery
Gnr William Stanley Leighton 316134
Royal Garrison Artillery
B.Q.M.S.Randolf Leighton 7092
Royal Garrision Artillery
B.Q.M.S. William Leighton 1498
4th Durham R.G.A.V.
C/pl Joseph Henry Leighton 157087
Royal Engineers
Sapper Isaac Leighton 8196 & 368196
Royal Engineers
Drv Tom Leighton 19689
Royal Field Artillery
Walter James Leighton J22397
Royal Navy
Stewart Leighton PZ 3683 A.B
Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
Pte Harry Leighton 14105/133065
R.G.A / R.A.F Air mechanic 2nd class
Pte Robert Edward Leighton 364462
R.A.M.C
2nd Lieut Harry Leighton
2/6 Manchester Regiment
L/Cpl James Shepherd Leighton 57833
West Yorkshire Regiment.
L/Cpl William Leighton 42202
Somerset Light Infantry
(His brother Harry is in my K.I.A collection)
C/pl G. Leighton
4th South Africian Infantry
Pte G. Leighton 11636
South African Infantry WW2
W.E Leighton 215499
South African Army WW2
Pte Fredrick John Leighton S.R 6701
Royal Surrey Regiment
Pte Fredrick Leighton S/4 043974
Army Service Corps
Pte Peter Robertson Leighton M/336274
Army Service Corps
Pte matthew Osborne Leighton 201435
2/4 Border Regiment
Pte Robert Edward Leighton 364462
Royal Army Service Corps
Pte William Alfred Leighton 29400
M.G.C.
Captain/Major Robert Leighton
R.A.S.C.
Pte (A/Cpl) George Leighton 3491 & 351069
Royal scots 1/9th batt
Pte John Taylor Leighton114521
Royal Fusiliers
John H Leighton
Special Constabulary
John V Leighton 2874
Durham Special Constabulary
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)
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
Gnr William Leighton 188474
Royal Field Artillery
K.I.A
Pte George Leighton 24114
West Yorkshire Reg
K.I.A
Pte William Leighton S-22813
Royal Highlanders(Border Regiment)
K.I.A
Pte Thomas Gladstone Leighton 361310
Royal Engineers
K.I.A
Dvr Harry Leighton T/1/2014
A.S.C. & 39145 Highland Light Infantry
K.I.A
(his brother William is in my Other leighton collection)
FERRIGE
Pte Charles Ferrige
Royal Army Service Corps(grandfather)
Pte Charles Joseph Ferrige 20214
Liverpool Regiment(G-grandfather)
Pte Harry Walter Ferrige 74640
Royal Army Medical Corps(uncle)
WO.II Arthur Ferrige 2321568
Royal Signals(uncle)
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