We remember Oliver William Hargraves Leese, Bt., K.

We remember Oliver William Hargraves Leese, Bt., K.

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1894
birth Westminster, London United Kingdom Source:8841112 Source:8842193 1894
1900
sibling Betty V. M. Leese Source:8842193 1900
1911
location Ovington Square, Kensington, London United Kingdom parents address Source:8842193 1911
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards Source:8841083 15th August 1914
1915
service British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion Source:8841086 10th June 1915
1916
awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:8841062 14th November 1916
1933
marriage Margaret A. Leicester-Warren Source:8841140 1933
service British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards Source:2354785
service British Army Lieutenant-General 1722 Source:8842132
1978
death Not War Related United Kingdom Source:8841109 22nd January 1978
burial St Peter Churchyard Non-War Cemetery Worfield, Shropshire United Kingdom Source:8841109

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Oliver William Hargraves
Initials OWH
Last Name Leese, Bt., K.
Source 8842132
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Ovington Square, Kensington, London United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Coldstream Guards Second Lieutenant
British Army Coldstream Guards Second Lieutenant
British Army Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion Lieutenant
British Army 1722 Lieutenant-General
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
CB, CBE, DSO British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William H. Leese father
Violet M. Leese mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Betty V. M. Leese sister 1900
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret A. Leicester-Warren wife 1933

Media

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Medal Index Cards Transcription Yvonne27542
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England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription R58235
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription R58235
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription R58235

External Evidence

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London Gazette 14 Nov 1916 - Distinguished Service Order R58235
MIC - image R58235
London Gazette 5 March 1915 - Second Lieutenant R58235
London Gazette 3 August 1915 - Lieutenant R58235
London Gazette 1 January 1916 - Lieutenant R58235
London Gazette 5 May 1916 - Lieutenant R58235
MIC - Mentioned in Despatches R58235
London Gazette 4 January 1917 - Mentioned in Despatches R58235
London Gazette 24 February 1917 - 2nd Lieutenant, now Lieutenant R58235
London Gazette 14 January 1918 - Acting Captain R58235
London Gazette 21 February 1919 - temporary Captain R58235
London Gazette 20 September 1919 - relinquishes Acting Captain R58235
London Gazette 28 April 1921 - Captain / Adjutant R58235
London Gazette 1 September 1922 - from Adjutant R58235
London Gazette 10 November 1922 - Eton Coll. Adjutant R58235
London Gazette 1 December 1922 - OTC Adjutant R58235
London Gazette 21 December 1928 R58235
London Gazette 29 November 1929 - Major R58235
London Gazette 26 February 1932 - D.A.A. & Q.M.G. R58235
London Gazette 30 June 1933 - Brevet Lt.-Colonel R58235
London Gazette 10 November 1933 - relinquishes D.A.A. & Q.M.G. R58235
London Gazette 23 April 1935 - G.S.O. R58235
London Gazette 29 April 1936 - Finland R58235
London Gazette 13 October 1936 - relinquishes G.S.O R58235
London Gazette 18 December 1936 - Lt.-Colonel R58235
London Gazette 14 October 1938 - removed from C. Gds. regimental list R58235
London Gazette 21 October 1938 R58235
London Gazette 21 October 1938 - India R58235
London Gazette 25 November 1938 - Staff Coll., Quetta R58235
London Gazette 21 July 1940 - acting Major-General R58235
London Gazette 10 January 1941- acting Major-General R58235
London Gazette 11 November 1941 - temporary Major-General R58235
London Gazette 12 December 1941 - temp. Major-General R58235
London Gazette 24 June 1943 - Mentioned in Despatches R58235
London Gazette 28 September 1943 - temporary Lieutenant.-General R58235
London Gazette 24 January 1947 - retires Lt.-General R58235
London Gazette 20 June 1947 - Hon. Col. Shropshire Yeomanry R58235
London Gazette 12 February 1948 - Conquest of Sicily Despatch R58235
London Gazette 12 June 1950 - Allied Army in Italy Despatch R58235
London Gazette 2 April 1951 - Assam & Burma R58235
London Gazette 12 April 1951 - Burma R58235
London Gazette 12 April 1951 - Burma Despatch R58235
London Gazette 19 April 1951 - SE Asia R58235
London Gazette 26 October 1956 - ceases to belong to the Reserve of Officers R58235
London Gazette 30 October 1962 - Shropshire Yeomanry - tenure expired R58235
National Archives - "Oliver Leese" - Various papers etc. R58235
ShareHistory - A number of photographs etc. R58235

Multimedia

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Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, KCB, CB, CBE R58235

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