Complex sentence: Wing Commander Humphrey de Verd Leigh OBE, DFC, AFC (1897-1980) was a Royal Air Force officer, during the Second World War his idea for an anti-submarine spotlight for Coastal Command was developed and named the Leigh Light after him.
Split into simpler sentences: Wing Commander Humphrey de Verd Leigh OBE, DFC, AFC (1897-1980) was a Royal Air Force officer. During the Second World War his idea for an anti-submarine spotlight for Coastal Command was developed and named the Leigh Light after him.