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L/Cpl. Joseph Leighton
British Army 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
(d.24th Jul 1916)
Joseph Leighton was born in Jarrow and enlisted in South Shields. He served in France from the 3rd of October 1915. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.