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{{LieutRN}} '''Henry Leigh Carslake''', (26 March, 1900 &ndash; 21 October, 1926) served in the [[Royal Navy]].

==Life & Career==
Carslake entered [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]] from Rimpton, St. Peter's, Thanet in January, 1916.<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.</ref>

Carslake served in the {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=t}} and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]],<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.</ref><ref>"Navy Officers as Air Observers."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352.</ref> before being appointed to the {{UK-Thistle|f=t}} on 25 March, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 919}} 

Carslake was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 15 September, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 33}}  

Carslake was granted the acting rank of {{LieutRN}} on 5 September, 1920.{{NLNov20|p. 20}}  Leaving an appointment in the {{UK-Magnolia|f=t}} on the [[China Station]], on 28 May, 1923 he and [[Edmund Lawrance Debonnaire Moore|Edmund L. D. Moore]] joined a recently-inaugurated seven-month course to train officers to qualify as Air Observers.<ref>"Navy Officers as Air Observers."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352.</ref>

Carslake was appointed to {{UK-Eagle}} as an observer when he died on 21 October, 1926 after a seaplane carrying him as an observer, as well as pilot Lieutenant [[Hugh Nelson Lay]], Lieutenant [[Joseph Ennis Sclater Anderson|Joseph E. S. Anderson]] of the {{UK-Coventry}} and a telegraphist went down in the Mediterranean.  It was the greatest single loss of life in an accident since the creation of the [[Fleet Air Arm]].<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Oct 25, 1926; pg. 25; Issue 44411.</ref>

Following his death, his parents underwrote the [[Henry Leigh Carslake Prize]], an essay competition to reward Naval Observers who wrote compellingly on topics surrounding the [[Fleet Air Arm]].

==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Henry+Leigh+Carslake+196 Service Records]
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