Edmund Leach (British Army officer) explained

Major-General Sir Edmund Leach (28 November 1836 – 7 August 1923)^[1] was a British army officer.

Early life

Edmund Leach was born at Robeston Wathen, Pembrokeshire, Wales, on 28 November 1836, and educated at Sandhurst.

Career

He started as an Ensign in the 50th Foot, and rose to become a Major-General. He was Colonel of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment from 1904-21.^[2] He was appointed KCB in the 1907 Birthday Honours.

He served in the Crimea and the New Zealand Wars (1863-1866). He was awarded the New Zealand medal.^[3]

Personal life

He married Frances Elizabeth Ince at St. Saviour's, Chelsea on 29 April 1869 and had two sons:

• Brigadier-General Sir Henry Edmund Burleigh Leach CB CMG CVO (1870-1936)
• William Leach (1883–1969)

He lived at Corston House, Pembrokeshire, died at Bath and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London, on the east side of the main entrance path from the north gate.

Notes and References

1. The Leach family of Castlemartin. The Pembrokeshire Historian. 1981. 7. 51. 6 February 2014.
2. Book: LEACH, Edmund (1836 - 1923). Oxford Index. OUP. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U199143. Leach, Maj.-Gen. Sir Edmund, (28 Nov. 1836–7 Aug. 1923), Colonel Queen's Own Regiment, 1904–21. 2007.
3. Web site: Papers Past . 2022-04-20 . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.