Henry Leach
British Royal Navy officer (1923–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the British admiral. For the British general, see Henry Leach (British Army officer). For the American Scandinavian studies scholar, see Henry Goddard Leach.
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Conyers Leach, GCB, DL (18 November 1923 – 26 April 2011) was a Royal Navy officer who, as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff during the early 1980s, was instrumental in convincing the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher that retaking the Falkland Islands from Argentina was feasible. On account of the determination he showed in the matter, journalist and political commentator Andrew Marr described him as Thatcher's "knight in shining gold braid".[1]
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Sir Henry Leach | |
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![]() Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach in 1972 | |
Born | (1923-11-18)18 November 1923 Newton Abbot, Devon |
Died | 26 April 2011(2011-04-26) (aged 87) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1937–1982 |
Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
Commands held | First Sea Lord Commander-in-Chief Fleet Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff First Flotilla HMS Albion HMS Galatea HMS Dunkirk |
Battles/wars | Second World War Korean War Malayan Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Falklands War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Relations | John Leach (father) |
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