Leslie William Leigh
Leslie William Leigh (23 February 1921 – 13 April 1980)Second World War as a bomber pilot in the British Royal Air Force.
Background
Leslie William Leigh was born to Lt. Col. Thomas William Dupigny-Leigh, (1888-1968), and a mother from the
John Ernest Leigh
, the former Sierra Leonean ambassador to the United States and the late Dr Evelyn Arthur Moffatt Leigh.
Royal Air Force
Leigh attended St Anthony's Primary School and subsequent to completing his secondary school education at the Albert Academy, Leigh travelled to Britain and enlisted in the Royal Air Force. In August 1942, he was based at Scarborough with No. 17 Initial Training Wing.[2] He trained in Canada and served as a bomber pilot during the war.
Political career
William Leigh was appointed as the first African Commissioner of Police following the independence of Sierra Leone on 27 April 1961.
Death
William Leigh died of a heart attack in
Monrovia, Liberia
.
References
- ^ "Index Le-Lh".
- ^ "'A' Flight, 3 Squadron, No. 17 Initial Training Wing, August 1942". 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
Sources
- Makers of Modern Africa: Profiles in History
- Ivor Cummings, "Per ardua and Astra", West Africa, Issue 3284, (30 June 1980), pp. 1177–1178.