Leslie Haliburton Ashmore

Vice-Admiral Leslie Haliburton Ashmore, C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (21 February, 1893 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of A. Halburton Ashmore, gentleman.

He spent September 1910 to May 1912 in the heavy cruiser London, and then served in battleship Hibernia until September 1913, at which time he underwent examinations, having been promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 15 January, 1913..

Very brief appointments in Achilles, Hazard and Hindustan carried him to 1 January 1914 when he was appointed in the armoured cruiser Essex. He would leave the ship when he was appointed to Bonaventure, additional, for submarines on 28 April, 1915.

Ashmore served in E 18 from August 1915, in which he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1915.

Ashmore was appointed in command of the submarine L 17 on 20 November, 1920.

Ashmore was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1923.

Ashmore was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.

After being superseded in Wallflower, Ashmore took a Staff course and then on 3 January, 1933 was appointed to work inside the Admiralty in the Second Sea Lord's office vice Hamilton.

On 7 April, 1938, he was appointed to the Kent, to direct her trials and to take command upon her commissioning, as Flag Captain to the Commander in Chief, China, vice Leach.

World War II

Ashmore was superseded in Kent on 12 September, 1939, and traveled back to England for an an appointment on the Staff of Vice-Admiral, Dover.

He was appointed in command of the battleship Valiant in May, 1942.

He was appointed in command of the battleship Malaya in October, 1943.

Ashmore was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 January, 1944.

Ashmore retired on 20 November, 1947 and was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 13 July, 1948. He was granted permission to proceed to France in 1949.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Edward G. Stanley	Captain of H.M.S. C 35 7 Aug, 1917 – 15 Jan, 1918	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Colin G. MacArthur	Captain of H.M.S. V 3 27 Feb, 1918 – 10 Sep, 1918	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Henry G. Higgins	Captain of H.M.S. E 46 10 Sep, 1918 – 10 Apr, 1919	Succeeded by Thomas I. S. Bell
Preceded by Gerald E. Colpoys	Captain of H.M.S. L 17 20 Nov, 1920	Succeeded by Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by Maurice W. Bailward	Captain of H.M.S. L 52 c. 1921 – 7 Jan, 1922	Succeeded by Andrew L. Besant
Preceded by Geoffry B. Smith	Captain of H.M.S. Wallflower 1 Jul, 1929 – c. 1 Mar, 1931[Inference]	Succeeded by John C. Annesley
Preceded by John C. Annesley	Captain of H.M.S. Cyclamen 1 Mar, 1931 – 12 Aug, 1931	Succeeded by Robert B. Wilmot-Sitwell
Preceded by Frederic C. Bradley	Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves 29 Dec, 1936 – 7 Apr, 1938	Succeeded by Humphrey B. Jacomb
Preceded by Thomas A. C. Pakenham	Captain of H.M.S. Kent 7 Apr, 1938 – 12 Sep, 1939	Succeeded by Douglas Young-Jamieson
Preceded by Claud B. Barry	Captain of H.M.S. Valiant 7 May, 1942 – 15 Oct, 1943	Succeeded by George E. M. O'Donnell
Preceded by George E. M. O'Donnell	Captain of H.M.S. Malaya 18 Oct, 1943 – c. 1 Dec, 1943[Inference]	Succeeded by Clive D. Arbuthnot
Preceded by Charles F. Harris	Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet 3 Sep, 1945 – 20 Nov, 1947	Succeeded by Reginald M. Servaes