John Egerton Leigh
Person details
| Forename(s) | John Egerton |
|---|---|
| Surname | Leigh |
| Rank | Captain |
| Regiment | The King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Age | 41 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | Metz-en-Couture, France |
| Date of Death | 04/04/1917 |
| Year of Entry | 1890 |
| House Letter | G |
| School Notes | |
| Comments |
Obituary in Radleian of 27/06/1917 http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/offzdiedl.htm |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 10th Battalion |
| Prefect | |
| Military Decorations | Mentioned in despatches |
| Album Number | 5 |
| Battle | German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line |
| Previous Regiment | - |
| Additional Notes | Added to Imperial War Museum 'Faces of World War One' project and Radley College War Memorial Flickr website on 13 March 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/radley_college_war_memorial/ |
| Burial or Cemetery | METZ-EN-COUTURE COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Grave ref III. F. 3 |
| Place of Birth | Broadwell, Gloucestershire |
| Post School | Career soldier 1897-1901; Farming in Canada 1902-14 |
| Shields in Hall |
