Sergeant Ernest Arthur Deighton DCM (28 May 1889 – 5 December 1957) was an English World War I observer/gunner flying ace credited with 15 confirmed aerial victories; all but one of them was against enemy fighters.
[2] Deighton flew as an observer/gunner for four pilot aces: Captain Wilfred Beaver, Lieutenants David Weston, Leslie Capel, and Ernest Lindup.
Both give more detailed accounts of Deighton's exploits than the award citation, mainly enumerating his aerial victories.
[4] Deighton returned to service during World War II, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Warwickshire Army Cadet Force[5] on 25 November 1942.
After the War Deighton and his wife, Eva, became hoteliers initially in Newquay,then in Bournemouth at Dean Park Lodge, which became his home for the rest of his life.