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Posted: Thu 17 Oct, 2013 9:45 pm
by Cardiarms
Rev Leyton: Did he die in WW1?
http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... _174657Can Secret Leeds answer the question?
Posted: Sat 19 Oct, 2013 1:08 pm
by blackprince
Cardiarms wrote: Rev Leyton: Did he die in WW1?
http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... _174657Can Secret Leeds answer the question? Cardi,Not a great deal to go on. How old do you think he looks in the photos?There is another photo of him here:
http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... =FULLThere is a record for a J Leyton Royal Fusiliers ( London Regiment) 1914 in British Army Records,( I am not a subscriber to the site so can't get more details) J Leyton or JH Leyton is not listed in the Commonwealth War Graves WW1 casualties records.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspxMaybe he died in the flu pandemic of 1918/19?