Edmund Leach (British Army officer)
Major-General Sir Edmund Leach KCB (28 November 1836 – 7 August 1923)[1] was a British army officer.
Early life
Edmund Leach was born at Robeston Wathen on 28 November 1836, and educated at Sandhurst.[1]
Career
He started as an Ensign in the 50th Foot, and rose to become a Major-General. He was Colonel of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment from 1904-21.[1][2] He was appointed KCB in the 1907 Birthday Honours.
Personal life
He married Frances Elizabeth Ince at St. Saviour's, Chelsea on 29 April 1869 and had two sons:
- Brigadier-General Sir Henry Edmund Burleigh Leach CB CMG CVO (1870-1936)
He lived at Corston House, Pembrokeshire, died at Bath and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London, on the east side of the main entrance path from the north gate.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "The Leach family of Castlemartin". The Pembrokeshire Historian. 7: 51. 1981. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Leach, Maj.-Gen. Sir Edmund, (28 Nov. 1836–7 Aug. 1923), Colonel Queen's Own Regiment, 1904–21". LEACH, Edmund (1836 - 1923). OUP. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U199143.
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