William Ralph Leycester

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Commander (retired) William Ralph Leycester, R.N. (2 May, 1887 – 11 December, 1954) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Cork.

Leycester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1909.

Post-War

Leycester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1919.

Leycester was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on 28 May, 1920 and subsequently promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 2 May, 1927.

Leycester did not serve in World War II, as he reported he was suffering from severe abdominal pains in 1939.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. P21
27 May, 1916[1] – 10 Mar, 1917
Succeeded by
Jack S. Hoffmann
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter
10 Mar, 1917 – late Mar, 1917
Succeeded by
Edye K. Boddam-Whetham
Preceded by
Edye K. Boddam-Whetham
Captain of H.M.S. Lennox
Mar, 1917[2] – 6 Oct, 1917
Succeeded by
Lionel S. M. Adam
Preceded by
Lionel S. M. Adam
Captain of H.M.S. Lapwing
6 Oct, 1917[3] – 19 Aug, 1918
Succeeded by
Henry de B. Tupper

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396ii.
  2. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395a.
  3. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394z.