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− | {{ | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Arthur Gordon Leslie''', (31 March, 1883 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | < | + | The son of merchant G. J. Leslie.<ref>Leslie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/51.|D7603955}} f. 454.</ref> |
− | Leslie was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | |
− | + | Leslie was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>Leslie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/51.|D7603955}} f. 454.</ref> | |
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+ | Leslie was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1912.<ref>Leslie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/51.|D7603955}} f. 454.</ref> | ||
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+ | Leslie was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 March, 1926.<ref>Leslie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/51.|D7603955}} f. 454.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
+ | In 1939, he was officer in charge of Portishead Radio Station, also providing censorship oversight.<ref>Leslie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/51.|D7603955}} f. 454.</ref> | ||
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+ | Suffering from arteriosclerosis, Leslie was reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 4 June, 1944.<ref>Leslie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/51.|D7603955}} f. 454.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Duncan West Roe|Duncan W. Roe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sunflower (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sunflower'']]'''<br>17 Feb, 1916<ref>Leslie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/51.|D7603955}} f. | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Duncan West Roe|Duncan W. Roe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sunflower (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sunflower'']]'''<br>17 Feb, 1916<ref>Leslie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/51.|D7603955}} f. 454.</ref> – 3 Jul, 1916<ref>Leslie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/51.|D7603955}} f. 454.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert John Anthony Throckmorton|Herbert J. A. Throckmorton]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 7 April 2022
Commander (retired) Arthur Gordon Leslie, (31 March, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of merchant G. J. Leslie.[1]
Leslie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1904.[2]
Leslie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.[3]
Leslie was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 31 March, 1926.[4]
World War II
In 1939, he was officer in charge of Portishead Radio Station, also providing censorship oversight.[5]
Suffering from arteriosclerosis, Leslie was reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 4 June, 1944.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Duncan W. Roe |
Captain of H.M.S. Sunflower 17 Feb, 1916[7] – 3 Jul, 1916[8] |
Succeeded by Herbert J. A. Throckmorton |
Preceded by John M. Henderson |
Captain of H.M.S. Begonia 3 Jul, 1916[9] – 29 Jan, 1917[10] |
Succeeded by Basil S. Noake |
Footnotes
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.
- ↑ Leslie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/51. f. 454.