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| Born | 2 June 1876 Paddington, London, England |
| Died | 30 November 1940 (aged 64) Reading, Berkshire, England |
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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 on 30 September 1898, and among his early postings was a temporary posting to the HMS Duke of Wellington in 1902.[2] He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1910 and captain on 31 December 1916.[3]
Leith served with distinction during the First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917[4] and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.[5] He was awarded the Navy Cross from the United States in 1920[6] and retired in 1922.[3]
Leith died in 1940 after an operation and was survived by his wife Norah (née Barry).[7]
References
- ^ "Lockhart Leith Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36896. London. 11 October 1902. p. 12. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ 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. The Times Digital Archive. 3 December 1940. p. 1.
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