Lockhart Leith

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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 on 30 September 1898, and among his early postings was a temporary posting to 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

  1. ^ "Lockhart Leith Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36896. London. 11 October 1902. p. 12. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  3. ^ a b Who's Who: Men and Women of the Time. 1935. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ^ "No. 30316". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 October 1917. p. 10153.
  5. ^ "No. 31099". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 109.
  6. ^ "No. 31994". The London Gazette. 27 July 1920. p. 7866.
  7. ^ "Deaths". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 3 December 1940. p. 1.
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