Leslie Haliburton Ashmore

Vice-Admiral Leslie Haliburton Ashmore, C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (21 February, 1893 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ashmore was promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 15 January, 1913.

Ashmore was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1915.

Post-War

Ashmore was appointed in command of the submarine L 17 on 20 November, 1920.

Ashmore was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1923.

Ashmore was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.

After being superseded in Wallflower, Ashmore took a Staff course and then on 3 January, 1933 was appointed to work inside the Admiralty in the Second Sea Lord's office vice Hamilton.

On 7 April, 1938, he was appointed to the Kent, to direct her trials and to take command upon her commissioning, as Flag Captain to the Commander in Chief, China, vice Leach.

World War II

Ashmore was superseded in Kent on 12 September, 1939, and traveled back to England for an an appointment on the Staff of Vice-Admiral, Dover.

He was appointed in command of the battleship Valiant in May, 1942.

He was appointed in command of the battleship Malaya in October, 1943.

Ashmore was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 January, 1944.

Ashmore retired on 20 November, 1947 and was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 13 July, 1948. He was granted permission to proceed to France in 1949.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Colin G. MacArthur	Captain of H.M.S. V 3 27 Feb, 1918 – 10 Sep, 1918	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Henry G. Higgins	Captain of H.M.S. E 46 10 Sep, 1918 – 10 Apr, 1919	Succeeded by Charles E. A. W. Cox
Preceded by Gerald E. Colpoys	Captain of H.M.S. L 17 20 Nov, 1920	Succeeded by Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by Maurice W. Bailward	Captain of H.M.S. L 52 c. 1921 – 7 Jan, 1922	Succeeded by Andrew L. Besant
Preceded by Geoffrey B. Smith	Captain of H.M.S. Wallflower 1 Jul, 1929	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Cecil R. E. W. Perryman	Captain of H.M.S. Cyclamen 1 Mar, 1931 – 12 Aug, 1931	Succeeded by Arthur M. Peters
Preceded by Frederick C. Bradley	Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves 29 Dec, 1936 – 7 Apr, 1938	Succeeded by Humphrey B. Jacomb
Preceded by Ion B. B. Tower	Captain of H.M.S. Kent 7 Apr, 1938 – 12 Sep, 1939	Succeeded by Douglas Young-Jamieson
Preceded by Claud B. Barry	Captain of H.M.S. Valiant 7 May, 1942 – 1943	Succeeded by George E. M. O'Donnell
Preceded by George E. M. O'Donnell	Captain of H.M.S. Malaya 18 Oct, 1943 – 8 Jan, 1944[Inference]	Succeeded by Douglas C. Lang
Preceded by Charles F. Harris	Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet 3 Sep, 1945 – 20 Nov, 1947	Succeeded by Charles F. Harris