Admiral SIR Ralph Leatham, K.C.B. (3 March, 1886 – 10 March, 1954) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Heath, Yorkshire, the son of Samuel G. Leatham, Esq., Builder.
Leatham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1906.
Great War
Leatham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1914 while serving as torpedo officer in Carnarvon. On 13 April, 1915 he was appointed to the torpedo training school H.M.S. Vernon, additional
Leatham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.
Leatham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1924.
Leatham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 January, 1936.
In 1937 he was appointed Chairman of the Ventilation Committee, vice Vice-Admiral Cunningham.
World War II
Leatham was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 August, 1939.
Leatham was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 9 December, 1943.
Retired 1 February, 1946.
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Naval Appointments
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Preceded by Walter H. Leeke
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Captain of H.M. T.B. 58 10 Apr, 1907 – 7 Jan, 1908
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Succeeded by Charles E. Maconochie as Captain of H.M. T.B. 058
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Preceded by John C. S. Paterson
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Captain of H.M.S. Winchester 15 Sep, 1921 – 16 Jan, 1922
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Succeeded by Francis D. Mowat
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Preceded by Eric G. Robinson
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Fleet Torpedo Officer, Mediterranean Fleet 16 Jan, 1922[1] – 1923
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Succeeded by Leonard F. Potter
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Preceded by Wilfred N. Custance
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Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth 10 Jan, 1928 – Nov, 1928
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Succeeded by Alan F. W. Howard
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Preceded by Alban T. B. Curteis
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Captain of H.M.S. Despatch Nov, 1928 – c. 6 Nov, 1928
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Succeeded by Guy L. Coleridge
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Preceded by Guy L. Coleridge
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Captain of H.M.S. Durban 26 Nov, 1928[2] – 31 Aug, 1930
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Succeeded by Alban T. B. Curteis
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Preceded by Henry D. Bridges
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Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies 1 May, 1934 – 1935
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Succeeded by Alfred H. Taylor
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Preceded by Alfred H. Taylor
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Captain of H.M.S. Valiant 25 Jul, 1935[3] – Jan, 1936
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Succeeded by Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot
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Preceded by Sir James F. Somerville
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Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Apr, 1939 – Apr, 1941
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Succeeded by Geoffrey Arbuthnot as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
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Preceded by Wilbraham T. R. Ford
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Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard Jan, 1942[4] – Dec, 1942[5]
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Succeeded by Sir Stuart S. Bonham-Carter
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Preceded by Charles M. Forbes
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Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station c. Aug, 1943 – 27 Nov, 1945[6]
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Succeeded by Henry D. Pridham-Wippell
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- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 771.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 281.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.