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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Heath, Yorkshire, the son of Samuel G. Leatham, Esq., Builder.
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Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1906.
 
Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1906.
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
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Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1914.
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Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1914 while serving as torpedo officer in {{UK-Carnarvon}}. On 13 April, 1915 he was appointed to the {{UK-Vernon|f=tp}}, additional
  
 
Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.
 
Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.
  
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==Interbellum==
 
 
Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1924.
 
Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1924.
  
 
Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 January, 1936.
 
Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 January, 1936.
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In 1937 he was appointed Chairman of the Ventilation Committee, vice Vice-Admiral Cunningham.
  
 
==World War II==
 
==World War II==
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Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 9 December, 1943.
 
Leatham was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 9 December, 1943.
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Retired 1 February, 1946.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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{{CatTorpedoOfficer|UK}}
 
{{CatTorpedoOfficer|UK}}
 
{{CatBritannia|September, 1900}}
 
{{CatBritannia|September, 1900}}
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Latest revision as of 11:31, 7 April 2022

Admiral SIR Ralph Leatham, K.C.B. (3 March, 1886 – 10 March, 1954) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Heath, Yorkshire, the son of Samuel G. Leatham, Esq., Builder.

Leatham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1906.

Great War

Leatham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1914 while serving as torpedo officer in Carnarvon. On 13 April, 1915 he was appointed to the torpedo training school H.M.S. Vernon, additional

Leatham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.

Leatham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1924.

Leatham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 January, 1936.

In 1937 he was appointed Chairman of the Ventilation Committee, vice Vice-Admiral Cunningham.

World War II

Leatham was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 August, 1939.

Leatham was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 9 December, 1943.

Retired 1 February, 1946.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter H. Leeke 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 58
10 Apr, 1907 – 7 Jan, 1908 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Maconochie
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 058
Preceded by
John C. S. Paterson 		Captain of H.M.S. Winchester
15 Sep, 1921 – 16 Jan, 1922 		Succeeded by
Francis D. Mowat
Preceded by
Eric G. Robinson 		Fleet Torpedo Officer, Mediterranean Fleet
16 Jan, 1922[1] – 1923 		Succeeded by
Leonard F. Potter
Preceded by
Wilfred N. Custance 		Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth
10 Jan, 1928 – Nov, 1928 		Succeeded by
Alan F. W. Howard
Preceded by
Alban T. B. Curteis 		Captain of H.M.S. Despatch
Nov, 1928 – c. 6 Nov, 1928 		Succeeded by
Guy L. Coleridge
Preceded by
Guy L. Coleridge 		Captain of H.M.S. Durban
26 Nov, 1928[2] – 31 Aug, 1930 		Succeeded by
Alban T. B. Curteis
Preceded by
Henry D. Bridges 		Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
1 May, 1934 – 1935 		Succeeded by
Alfred H. Taylor
Preceded by
Alfred H. Taylor 		Captain of H.M.S. Valiant
25 Jul, 1935[3] – Jan, 1936 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot
Preceded by
Sir James F. Somerville 		Commander-in-Chief, East Indies
Apr, 1939 – Apr, 1941 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Arbuthnot
as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
Preceded by
Wilbraham T. R. Ford 		Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
Jan, 1942[4] – Dec, 1942[5] 		Succeeded by
Sir Stuart S. Bonham-Carter
Preceded by
Charles M. Forbes 		Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station
c. Aug, 1943 – 27 Nov, 1945[6] 		Succeeded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 771.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 281.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  5. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  6. ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.

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