| 词条 | Lockhart Leith |
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| name = Lockhart Leith | fullname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date|1876|6|2|df=yes}} | birth_place = Paddington, London, England | death_date = {{death date and age|1940|11|30|1876|6|2|df=yes}} | death_place = Reading, Berkshire, England | height = | weight = | website = | country = | sport = Fencing | event = | collegeteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = | show-medals = yes }} Captain Lockhart Leith {{post-nominals|country=GBR|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 {{post-nominals|country=GBR|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 on 30 September 1898, and among his early postings was a temporary posting to {{HMS|Duke of Wellington|1852|6}} in 1902.[2] He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1910 and captain on 31 December 1916.[3] Leith served with distinction during the First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917[4] and appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.[5] He was awarded the Navy Cross from the United States in 1920[6] and retired in 1922.[3] Leith died in 1940 after an operation and was survived by his wife Norah (née Barry).[7] References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lockhart-leith-1.html |title=Lockhart Leith Olympic Results |accessdate=4 April 2010 |work=sports-reference.com}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Leith, Lockhart}}{{UK-navy-bio-stub}}{{UK-fencing-bio-stub}}2. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Saturday |date=11 October 1902 |page_number=12 |issue=36896| }} 3. ^1 {{cite book|title=Who's Who: Men and Women of the Time|date=1935|url=http://www.mocavo.com/Whos-Who-Men-and-Women-of-the-Time-1935/107381/2015|accessdate=23 March 2016}} 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=30316 |date=1 October 1917 |page=10153 |supp=y}} 5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=31099 |date=1 January 1919 |page=109 |supp=y}} 6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=31994 |date=27 July 1920 |page=7866}} 7. ^{{cite news |title=Deaths |work=The Times |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |page=1 |date=3 December 1940 }} 10 : 1876 births|1940 deaths|British male fencers|Olympic fencers of Great Britain|Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics|People from Paddington|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order|Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)|Royal Navy personnel of World War I |
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