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NAME:                      Leighton, John Burgh Talbot  (John Talbot Bury on memorial)
RANK:                      Major
UNIT:                      Royal Flying Corps & Scots Guards
BATTALION ETC:             23 Squadron
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    7th May 1917
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme France
OTHER INFORMATION:         MC; MID. Age 25.
                           Nephew of Mr & Mrs H Johnson of Marsh Court, Kings Somborne.
                           Son of Sir Bryan Leighton, 9th Baronet, and Margaret Lady Leighton of Loton Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.