This  is a specially produced bookplate bearing the genuine signature of Battle of Britain Pilot AC Leigh. Leigh was posted to 7 OTU Hawarden on 31st August 1940 and after converting to Spitfires joined 64 Squadron at Leconfield. He flew his first operational sortie on 29th September.
He moved to 72 Squadron at Biggin Hill on 11th October and then to 611 Squadron at Acklington on 8th November 1940. He shared in the destruction of a Do17 on 21st December.
Leigh shared in probably destroying a Me109 on 28th May 1941, destroyed a Me109 and probably another on 18th June, got a probable Me109 on the 22nd, probably destroyed another and damaged a second on 4th July, probably destroyed another on the 23rd and destroyed two more on 19th August and 4th September.
He was awarded the DFM (gazetted 9th September 1941).
Leigh was posted to Gibraltar in April 1943, from where he ferried Hurricanes to Cairo. In early August he returned to the UK and joined 56 Squadron at Manston on the 6th.
He was shot down on 9th September in Typhoon 1b JP595, hit by flak over St. Omer. Leigh baled out into the Channel and was picked up by an ASR launch.
In late 1943 he was posted to 129 Squadron at Hornchurch and awarded the DFC (gazetted 19th September 1944). On completing his second tour in December, Leigh went on a gunnery course to Catfoss and afterwards became an instructor.