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Vice-Admiral Oliver Elles Leggett, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (10 May, 1876 – 18 March, 1946) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

On 30 June, 1915, Leggett was promoted to the rank of Captain.^[1]

"Vice-Admiral O. E. Leggett" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 19 March, 1946. Issue 50404, col E, pg. 6.

Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum. Catalogue Number 11482 P389.

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 [[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Oliver Elles Leggett''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (10 May, 1876 &ndash; 18 March, 1946) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
-==Who was Who==
+==Great War==
-LEGGETT, Vice-Admiral Oliver Elles
+On 30 June, 1915, Leggett was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}}.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29214/pages/6438 no. 29214.  p. 6438.]  2 July, 1915.</ref>
-CB 1919; RN
-Born 1876; s of late Captain R. A. Leggett, 69th Regiment; m 1st, 1900, Maud (d 1931), d of F. Andrew, Manchester; no c; 2nd, 1934, Ethel, widow of Commander J. F. H. Cole, RN; died 18 March 1946
-JP Portsmouth
-CAREER
-Served European War, 1914–19 (despatches, CB; Legion of Honour; 2nd class Order of St Anne of Russia); Flag-Capt. to Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe’s Naval Mission to Overseas Dominions, 1919; a Naval ADC to the King, 1926; Rear-Adm. 1926; retired list, 1926; Vice-Adm., retired, 1931; served at Admiralty, 1941–45
-CLUB
-United Service
-ADDRESS
-Apple Tree Farm, Prinsted, near Emsworth, Hants
-Emsworth 501
 ==Footnotes==