Roland Leighton | |
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Born | 27 March 1895 |
Died | 23 December 1915 | (aged 20)
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1914–1915 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | Norfolk Regiment Worcestershire Regiment |
Battles / wars | First World War |
Roland Aubrey Leighton (27 March 1895 – 23 December 1915) was a British poet and soldier, made posthumously famous by his fiancée Vera Brittain's memoir, Testament of Youth.[1]