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

Early life

Edmund Leach was born at

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, 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 The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army based in the county of Kent in existence from 1881 to 1961. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, originally as the Quee ...

from 1904-21. He was appointed KCB in the

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

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

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, London, on the east side of the main entrance path from the north gate.

References

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