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[[Category:1870 births|Leatham]]
[[Category:1870 births|Leatham]]

Revision as of 19:57, 17 July 2012

Vice-Admiral Eustace La Trobe Leatham, C.B., Royal Navy (3 August, 1870 – 1 September, 1935) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

On 28 January, 1892, Leatham was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 14 June, 1890.[1]

Leatham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 13 November, 1893.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1909.[3]

Great War

On 15 September he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.[4]

Post-War

Leatham was appointed Captain of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth on 2 February, 1919. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 March, 1920.[5] He was succeeded at Dartmouth by Captain Francis A. Marten on 2 February, 1921.[6] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July.[7] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 24 November, 1925.[8]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26253. p. 544. 2 February, 1892.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 26359. p. 2. 2 January, 1893.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 28263. p. 4857. 25 June, 1909.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 3186. p. 4474. 16 April, 1920.
  6. ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 February, 1921. Issue 42634, col F, pg. 12.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32384. p. 5487. 8 July, 1921.
  8. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33110. p. 7950. 1 December, 1925.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral Leatham" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 2 September, 1935. Issue 47158, col C, pg. 12.

Service Record


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
A. Ernle M. Chatfield 		Captain of
H.M.S. Iron Duke
1917 – 1919 		Succeeded by
Richard Hill
Preceded by
William G. E. Ruck-Keene 		Captain of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
1919 – 1921 		Succeeded by
Francis A. Marten
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