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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Oliver Elles Leggett''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (10 May, 1876 – 18 March, 1946) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Oliver Elles Leggett''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (10 May, 1876 – 18 March, 1946) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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==Early Life & Career==
 
Leggett was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325.  p. 29.]  4 January, 1910.</ref>
 
Leggett was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325.  p. 29.]  4 January, 1910.</ref>
  
He was appointed to [[H.M.S. Orion (1911)|''Orion'' as Commander (N) dated 2 July, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 11 July, 1911.  Issue '''39634''', col C, pg. 15.</ref>
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He was appointed to [[H.M.S. Orion (1910)|''Orion'']] as Commander (N) dated 2 July, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 11 July, 1911.  Issue '''39634''', col C, pg. 15.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

Revision as of 18:27, 24 June 2011

Vice-Admiral Oliver Elles Leggett, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (10 May, 1876 – 18 March, 1946) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Leggett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1909.[1]

He was appointed to Orion as Commander (N) dated 2 July, 1911.[2]

Great War

On 30 June, 1915, Leggett was promoted to the rank of Captain.[3]

Post-War

Leggett was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 April, 1931.[4]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
  2. "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, pg. 15.
  3. London Gazette: no. 29214. p. 6438. 2 July, 1915.
  4. London Gazette: no. 33706. p. 2332. 10 April, 1931.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral O. E. Leggett" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 19 March, 1946. Issue 50404, col E, pg. 6.

Papers

  • Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum. Catalogue Number 11482 P389.

Service Record