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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach GCB DL (deceased)
Serving throughout World War II, Henry Leach was a young Lieutenant in the forward 14” turret of HMS Duke of York during the sinking of the German Battleship Scharnhorst. From 1953-55 he was Gunnery Officer of HMS Newcastle, and is a Patron of the Newcastle Association. He commanded the destroyer Dunkirk, was Frigate Squadron Leader in Galatea, the carrier Albion, and became first Sea Lord, and Chief of Naval staff in 1979. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach, who died on April 26th 2011 aged 87, was First Sea Lord during the Falklands war and is credited with persuading Margaret Thatcher that the islands could be regained by military means.
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Items Signed by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach GCB DL (deceased) |
  | Clipped Signature - Sir Henry Leach. Price : £15.00 | Served in the Royal Navy throughout World War Two and was crewing the forward 14-inch turret of HMS Duke of York when the Scharnhorst was sunk at the Battle of the North Cape. He was later Gunnery Officer on HMS Newcastle and commanded HMS Dunkirk ...... | |
  | Night Attack on the Newcastle by Robert Taylor. Price : £125.00 | Hit and run attacks by fast moving German E-Boats were a constant threat to vital Allied shipping in the Mediterranean during the second World War. Often made under cover of darkness, these fast, highly manoeuvrable craft would speed through a convo...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach GCB DL (deceased) |
 | Royal Navy Cruiser Art Prints. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £70 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Night Attack on the Newcastle by Robert Taylor. Richelieu and HMS Cumberland 1945 by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | World War Two Royal Navy Cruisers Prints. Pack Price : £185.00 Saving : £85 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Night Attack on the Newcastle by Robert Taylor. HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | German Kriegsmarine E-Boats Print Pack. Pack Price : £150.00 Saving : £40 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Schnell Boats Operating in the Baltic by Randall Wilson. Night Attack on the Newcastle by Robert Taylor. |
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