Leslie Ashmore

Vice Admiral Leslie Haliburton Ashmore, CB, DSO (21 February 1893 – 10 January 1974) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet from 1945 to 1947.

Leslie Ashmore
Born(1893-02-21)21 February 1893
Hendon, London
Died10 January 1974(1974-01-10) (aged 80)
Godden Green, Kent
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1906–1947
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldReserve Fleet
HMS Malaya
HMS Valiant
HMS Kent
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
RelationsAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Ashmore (son)
Vice Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore (son)

Ashmore joined the Royal Navy in 1906 and was commissioned in 1915 during the First World War.[1] He became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Kent in 1938,[2] just before the start of the Second World War and then became Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1940.[1] He became commanding officer of the battleship HMS Valiant in 1942 and then commanding officer of the battleship HMS Malaya in 1943.[1] He went on to be Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1945 before retiring in 1947.[1]

Family

Ashmore was married to Tamara Vasilevna Schutt.[3] One son, Sir Edward Ashmore, became admiral of the fleet and Chief of the Defence Staff, while another was Vice Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore, who was the Master of the Household to HM the Queen from 1973 to 1986.[4]

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References
  1. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. Leslie Ashmore U-boat
  3. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-408-11414-8
  4. "Obituary: Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore". The Telegraph. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
Military offices
Preceded by
Charles Harris		 Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet
1945–1947		 Succeeded by
Reginald Servaes
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