Henry Leach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Leach

British Royal Navy officer

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1923

Place of Birth: Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Apr-2011

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Henry Leach

  • Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Conyers Leach, (18 November 1923 – 26 April 2011) was a Royal Navy officer who, as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff during the early 1980s, was instrumental in convincing the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, that retaking the Falkland Islands from Argentina was feasible.
  • On account of the determination he showed in the matter, the journalist and political commentator, Andrew Marr described him as Thatcher's "knight in shining gold braid".

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