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[[File:Lockhart-Leith, NPG x20002.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Captain Lockhart Leith, January, 1919.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] | |||
{{CaptRN}} '''Lockhart Leith''', C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N. (2 June, 1876 – 30 November, 1940) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} '''Lockhart Leith''', C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N. (2 June, 1876 – 30 November, 1940) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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Leith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1910.{{NLOct16|p. 170}} | Leith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1910.{{NLOct16|p. 170}} | ||
Leith was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1916.{{NLJan19|p. 334}} | Quite unusually, his service record notes that he was engaged in a "secret operation" on 28 November 1916, for which appreciation was expressed.<ref>Leith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/205.|}} f. 233.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1916.{{NLJan19|p. 334}} | ||
Leith was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cambrian|f=t}} | Leith was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cambrian|f=t}} from 19 December, 1918 through 20 March, 1919. | ||
Leith was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 June, 1922. | |||
There is no clear indication that he was asked to serve in World War II, and he passed away at the end of 1940. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 7 April 2022
Captain Lockhart Leith, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N. (2 June, 1876 – 30 November, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in London.
Leith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1898.
Leith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1910.[1]
Quite unusually, his service record notes that he was engaged in a "secret operation" on 28 November 1916, for which appreciation was expressed.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1916.[3]
Leith was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cambrian from 19 December, 1918 through 20 March, 1919.
Leith was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 June, 1922.
There is no clear indication that he was asked to serve in World War II, and he passed away at the end of 1940.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John G. de O. Coke |
Captain of H.M.S. Dasher 14 Jul, 1904[4] – c. Aug, 1905[Inference] |
Succeeded by Stanley V. Ellis |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Mosquito 9 Aug, 1910 – 27 Jan, 1911 |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Lecky |
| Preceded by Spencer A. Hickley |
Captain of H.M.S. Talbot 16 Jun, 1914[5] – 1 Aug, 1914 |
Succeeded by Philip H. Trimmer |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Paris 14 Dec, 1914[6] – 2 Jan, 1916 |
Succeeded by John May |
| Preceded by Frederick S. Litchfield-Speer |
Captain of H.M.S. Princess Margaret 2 Jan, 1916[7] – Nov, 1917 |
Succeeded by Cyril Peel |
| Preceded by Charles A. Fountaine |
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian 19 Dec, 1918[8] – 13 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Gerard A. Wells |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 170.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/205. f. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 334.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 380.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401y.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 749.
