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	21 February 1893 Hendon, London
Died	10 January 1974 (aged 80) Godden Green, Kent
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1906–1947
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Reserve Fleet HMS Malaya HMS Valiant HMS Kent
Battles/wars	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)

Naval career

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]

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.