Lockhart Leith

Lockhart Leith
Personal information
Born	2 June 1876; Paddington, London, England
Died	30 November 1940 (aged 64); Reading, Berkshire, England
Sport
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]^[2]

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.^[3] The following year he took a course of gymnastic training at Aldershot.^[4] In 1904 he was appointed in command of the tbd HMS Dasher. He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1910 and captain on 31 December 1916.^[5]

Leith served with distinction during the First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917^[6] and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.^[7] He was awarded the Navy Cross from the United States in 1920^[8] and retired in 1922.^[5]

Leith died in 1940 after an operation and was survived by his wife Norah (née Barry).^[9]

References

^ "Lockhart Leith Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
^ "Lockhart Leith". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36896. London. 11 October 1902. p. 12.
^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36931. London. 21 November 1902. p. 5.
^ ^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. 3 December 1940. p. 1.