Lockhart Leith

Lockhart Leith
Personal information
Born	2 June 1876; Paddington, London, England
Died	30 November 1940 (aged 64); Reading, Berkshire, England
Sport
Sport	Fencing

Captain Lockhart Leith CMG DSO RN (2 June 1876 – 30 November 1940) was a British fencer and Royal Navy officer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Leith was the son of Walter Leith JP of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. He was educated at Burney's Royal Naval Academy, Gosport and joined HMS Britannia in 1890. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1898, commander in 1910 and captain in 1916.^[2]

Leith served with distinction during the First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917^[3] and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.^[4] He was awarded the Navy Cross from the United States in 1920^[5] and retired in 1922.^[2]

Leith died in 1940 after an operation and was survived by his wife Norah (née Barry).^[6]

References

^ "Lockhart Leith Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b Who's Who: Men and Women of the Time. 1935. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^ "No. 30316". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 October 1917. p. 10153.
^ "No. 31099". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 109.
^ "No. 31994". The London Gazette. 27 July 1920. p. 7866.
^ "Deaths". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 3 December 1940. p. 1.

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