| Regimental number | 65849 |
| Occupation | Cabinetmaker |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Marjory P Leighton, Trafalgar Street Onehunga |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 99 Athenic on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No 5), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Robert and Emily Leighton; Wife: Phyllis Marjorie Leighton, Trafalgar Street, Onehunga, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 17 |