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Captain '''Lockhart Leith''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG|DSO|RN}} (2 June 1876 – 30 November 1940) was a British [[fencing|fencer]] and [[Royal Navy]] officer. He competed in the individual [[sabre (fencing)|sabre]] event at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lockhart-leith-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lockhart-leith-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Lockhart Leith Olympic Results |access-date=4 April 2010 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/22161 |title=Lockhart Leith |work=Olympedia |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> |
Captain '''Lockhart Leith''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG|DSO|RN}} (2 June 1876 – 30 November 1940) was a British [[fencing|fencer]] and [[Royal Navy]] officer. He competed in the individual [[sabre (fencing)|sabre]] event at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lockhart-leith-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lockhart-leith-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Lockhart Leith Olympic Results |access-date=4 April 2010 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/22161 |title=Lockhart Leith |work=Olympedia |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> |
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Leith was the son of Walter Leith {{post-nominals|country=GBR|JP}} of [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]]. He was |
Leith was the son of Walter Leith {{post-nominals|country=GBR|JP}} of [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]]. He was educated at [[Burney's Academy|Burney's Royal Naval Academy, Gosport]] and joined [[HMS Prince of Wales (1860)|HMS ''Britannia'']] in 1890. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] on 30 September 1898, and among his early postings was a temporary posting to {{HMS|Duke of Wellington|1852|6}} in 1902.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=11 October 1902 |page=12 |issue=36896}}</ref> The following year he took a course of ''gymnastic training'' at [[Aldershot Barracks|Aldershot]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=21 November 1902 |page=5 |issue=36931}}</ref> In 1904 he was appointed in command of the [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer|tbd]] [[HMS Dasher (1894)|HMS ''Dasher'']]. He was promoted to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] on 31 December 1910 and [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] on 31 December 1916.<ref name="whoswho">{{cite book|title=Who's Who: Men and Women of the Time|date=1935|url=http://www.mocavo.com/Whos-Who-Men-and-Women-of-the-Time-1935/107381/2015|access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref> |
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Leith served with distinction during the [[First World War]]. He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] in 1917<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30316 |date=1 October 1917 |page=10153 |supp=y}}</ref> and appointed a Companion of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] in the [[1919 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31099 |date=1 January 1919 |page=109 |supp=y}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Navy Cross]] from the United States in 1920<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31994 |date=27 July 1920 |page=7866}}</ref> and retired in 1922.<ref name="whoswho"/> |
Leith served with distinction during the [[First World War]]. He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] in 1917<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30316 |date=1 October 1917 |page=10153 |supp=y}}</ref> and appointed a Companion of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] in the [[1919 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31099 |date=1 January 1919 |page=109 |supp=y}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Navy Cross]] from the United States in 1920<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31994 |date=27 July 1920 |page=7866}}</ref> and retired in 1922.<ref name="whoswho"/> |
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Latest revision as of 00:05, 18 February 2024
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Born | Paddington, London, England | 2 June 1876
Died | 30 November 1940 Reading, Berkshire, England | (aged 64)
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Sport | Fencing |
Captain Lockhart Leith CMG DSO RN (2 June 1876 – 30 November 1940) was a British fencer and Royal Navy officer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Leith was the son of Walter Leith JP of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. He was educated at Burney's Royal Naval Academy, Gosport and joined HMS Britannia in 1890. He was promoted to lieutenant on 30 September 1898, and among his early postings was a temporary posting to HMS Duke of Wellington in 1902.[3] The following year he took a course of gymnastic training at Aldershot.[4] In 1904 he was appointed in command of the tbd HMS Dasher. He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1910 and captain on 31 December 1916.[5]
Leith served with distinction during the First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917[6] and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.[7] He was awarded the Navy Cross from the United States in 1920[8] and retired in 1922.[5]
Leith died in 1940 after an operation and was survived by his wife Norah (née Barry).[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lockhart Leith Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ "Lockhart Leith". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36896. London. 11 October 1902. p. 12.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36931. London. 21 November 1902. p. 5.
- ^ a b Who's Who: Men and Women of the Time. 1935. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 30316". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 October 1917. p. 10153.
- ^ "No. 31099". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 109.
- ^ "No. 31994". The London Gazette. 27 July 1920. p. 7866.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 3 December 1940. p. 1.
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- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)
- Royal Navy personnel of World War I