Sapper

Henry Sommerville Boyd Leighton

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Albert Leighton and of Mary Leighton (nee Green), of Taihape, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
27454
Name:
Henry Sommerville Boyd Leighton
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr A. Leighton (father), Kuku Street, Taihape, King Country, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kuku Street, Taihape, King Country, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Acting Fireman, New Zealand Government Railway
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, 16 Railway Operating Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
25 October 1941
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
28 August 1940
Vessel:
Empress of Japan

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXX. C. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Henry Sommerville Boyd Leighton
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