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'''William Ralph Leycester''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''William Ralph Leycester''', R.N. (2 May, 1887 – 11 December, 1954) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Cork. | |||
Leycester was promoted to the rank of {{ | Leycester was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1909. | ||
Leycester was promoted to the rank of {{ | ==Post-War== | ||
Leycester was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1919. | |||
Leycester was promoted to the rank of {{ | Leycester was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on 28 May, 1920 and subsequently promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 2 May, 1927. | ||
Leycester did not serve in World War II, as he reported he was suffering from severe abdominal pains in 1939. | |||
== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+William+Ralph+Leycester Service Records] | |||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ralph_Leycester}} | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lionel | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sharpshooter (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sharpshooter'']]'''<br>10 Mar, 1917 – late Mar, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham|Edye K. Boddam-Whetham]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edye Kington Boddam-Whetham|Edye K. Boddam-Whetham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lennox (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lennox'']]'''<br>Mar, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 395''a''}} – 6 Oct, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel Stuart Moncrieffe Adam|Lionel S. M. Adam]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lionel Stuart Moncrieffe Adam|Lionel S. M. Adam]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lapwing (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lapwing'']]'''<br>6 Oct, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 394''z''}} – 19 Aug, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry de Beauvoir Tupper|Henry de B. Tupper]]'''}} | |||
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{{CatBritannia|September, 1902}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 7 April 2022
Commander (retired) William Ralph Leycester, R.N. (2 May, 1887 – 11 December, 1954) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Cork.
Leycester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1909.
Post-War
Leycester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1919.
Leycester was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on 28 May, 1920 and subsequently promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 2 May, 1927.
Leycester did not serve in World War II, as he reported he was suffering from severe abdominal pains in 1939.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. P21 27 May, 1916[1] – 10 Mar, 1917 |
Succeeded by Jack S. Hoffmann |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter 10 Mar, 1917 – late Mar, 1917 |
Succeeded by Edye K. Boddam-Whetham |
| Preceded by Edye K. Boddam-Whetham |
Captain of H.M.S. Lennox Mar, 1917[2] – 6 Oct, 1917 |
Succeeded by Lionel S. M. Adam |
| Preceded by Lionel S. M. Adam |
Captain of H.M.S. Lapwing 6 Oct, 1917[3] – 19 Aug, 1918 |
Succeeded by Henry de B. Tupper |
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