George Lindsay Malcolm Leckie
Captain (retired) George Lindsay Malcolm Leckie, (11 February, 1851 – 21 January, 1928) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 4 January, 1873, he was awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal.
Leckie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 8 October, 1874.
On 1 April, 1880, a Court of Inquiry found that Leckie was not unfit for duty through drink on 27 February. Nonetheless on 12 April, he was told that he did not appear temperate and that his wine account was "discreditable."
Leckie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1889. On 28 January, 1890, he sent word that he was heading home in Crocodile, having suffered a slight stroke of paralysis. He arrived at home on 7 February.
Leckie was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 3 May, 1899.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Lewis D. Sampson |
Captain of H.M.S. Swallow 10 Jul, 1894[1] |
Succeeded by Francis W. Keary |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 267.
