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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 in 1898, commander in 1910 and captain in 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|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref>
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 in 1898, commander in 1910 and captain in 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|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref>


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 |startpage=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 |startpage=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 |startpage=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"/>


Leith died in 1940 after an operation and was survived by his wife Norah (''née'' Barry).<ref>{{cite news |title=Deaths |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |page=1 |date=3 December 1940 }}</ref>
Leith died in 1940 after an operation and was survived by his wife Norah (''née'' Barry).<ref>{{cite news |title=Deaths |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |page=1 |date=3 December 1940 }}</ref>

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Lockhart Leith
Personal information
Born(1876-06-02)2 June 1876
Paddington, London, England
Died30 November 1940(1940-11-30) (aged 64)
Reading, Berkshire, England
Sport
SportFencing

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]

Leith died in 1940 after an operation and was survived by his wife Norah (née Barry).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Lockhart Leith Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Who's Who: Men and Women of the Time. 1935. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ^ "No. 30316". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 October 1917. p. 10153.
  4. ^ "No. 31099". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 109.
  5. ^ "No. 31994". The London Gazette. 27 July 1920. p. 7866.
  6. ^ "Deaths". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 3 December 1940. p. 1.
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