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Revision as of 23:09, 27 November 2016

Captain (retired) George Piercy Leith (3 August, 1877 – 31 August, 1945) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Leith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1900.[1]

Leith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[2]

Interbellum

Leith was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 19 January, 1924.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick G. Brine 		Captain of H.M.S. Opossum
14 Jul, 1904[4] – 1904[5] 		Succeeded by
Claude H. Woodward
Preceded by
John G. de O. Coke 		Captain of H.M.S. Dasher
1 Jan, 1906[6] – 1 Apr, 1906[7] 		Succeeded by
L. Stanley Holbrook
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Ness
1 Apr, 1906[8] – 28 May, 1906[9] 		Succeeded by
Stanley V. Ellis
Preceded by
Charles W. Chipp 		Captain of H.M.S. Conflict
28 May, 1906[10] – 4 Oct, 1906[11] 		Succeeded by
William C. Castle
Preceded by
Osmond J. Prentis 		Captain of H.M.S. Peterel
4 Oct, 1906[12][13] – 29 Oct, 1907[14] 		Succeeded by
Mark G. Newton
Preceded by
Percy L. H. Noble 		Captain of H.M.S. Ribble
29 Oct, 1907[15][16] – 19 Apr, 1909[17] 		Succeeded by
Sandford G. R. Nevile
Preceded by
Robert E. Vaughan 		Captain of H.M.S. Moorhen
19 Apr, 1909[18][19] – 10 Oct, 1912[20] 		Succeeded by
Victor P. Alleyne
Preceded by
Charles J. Wintour 		Captain of H.M.S. Topaze
14 Apr, 1913[21][22] – 4 Aug, 1913[23] 		Succeeded by
William J. B. Law
Preceded by
Hugh D. Colville 		Captain of H.M.S. Porpoise
May, 1916[24] – 23 Oct, 1917[25] 		Succeeded by
Frederick W. F. Fegen
Preceded by
John F. Grant-Dalton 		Captain of H.M.S. Armadale Castle
13 Dec, 1917[26][27] – 14 Jan, 1919 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  2. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  3. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  4. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  5. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  6. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  7. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  8. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  9. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  10. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  11. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  12. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 356.
  14. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  15. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 366.
  17. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  18. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 347.
  20. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  21. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 387.
  23. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396m.
  25. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  26. ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 988.

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