Wing Commander Humphrey de Verd Leigh, OBE, DFC, AFC (1897–1980) was a Royal Air Force officer.

In 1939 he and his wife were living at Great Cumberland Place in Marylebone in London with Leigh listing his occupation as Sales Manager for a Bituminous Roofing company.

[7] Upon the outbreak of World War II Leigh re-joined the RAF in September 1939, serving in Personnel and Staff Duties for Coastal Command from 1939 until 1945.

His successful development of the Leigh Light, at his own volition and risk, and without approval of his senior commanders at the time made a significant contribution to the Battle of the Atlantic (1942).

Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 1 January 1943,[8] having been awarded the Air Force Cross on 8 June 1941,[9] in 1954 he resigned his military commission.