Leslie Ashmore Explained

Leslie Ashmore
Birth Date:21 February 1893
Birth Place:Hendon, London
Death Place:Godden Green, Kent
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Navy
Serviceyears:1906–1947
Rank:Vice Admiral
Commands:Reserve Fleet


Battles:First World War
Second World War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Relations:Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Ashmore (son)
Vice Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore (son)

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

Naval career

Ashmore joined the Royal Navy in 1906 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1915 during the First World War.[1] He became commanding officer of the cruiser 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 in 1942 and then commanding officer of the battleship in 1943.[1] He went on to be Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1945 before retiring in 1947.[1] He died in Kent at the age of 80.[3]

Family

Ashmore was married to Tamara Vasilevna Schutt.[4] 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.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/ASHMORE1.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. http://uboat.net/allies/commanders/44.html Leslie Ashmore
  3. Web site: Obituary: Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore. The Telegraph. London. 2 August 2002. 5 September 2012.
  4. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010,