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Born | Paddington, London, England | 2 June 1876
Died | 30 November 1940 | (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]
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 in 1898, commander in 1910 and captain in 1916.[2]
Leith served with distinction during the First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917[3] and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.[4] He was awarded the Navy Cross from the United States in 1920[5] and retired in 1922.[2]
References
- ^ "Lockhart Leith Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "No. 31099". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919.
- ^ "No. 31994". The London Gazette. 27 July 1920.