Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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David Dick Leighton
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 1915
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: S/13366
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
- Unit/Ship: 11th Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 31.07.1917
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 42 & 44
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 4 Lawrence Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Mary Leighton, 4 Lawrence St, Dundee
- Father:
David Leighton, 4 Lawrence St, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about David Dick Leighton
David has no known grave but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial.
David Leighton S/13366 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
LEIGHTON―Private David Leighton, No. 13366, C Company, 9th Platoon, M.G.S., 11th A. and S.H. ; joined 14th Battalion A and S.H. in 1915 ; missing in France since 31st July 1917. Parents inquire―Mr and Mrs David Leighton, 4 Lawrence Street, Dundee.
Dundee People’s Journal 29th March 1919
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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