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Lely, Hugh Vandervaes, son of Hugh Mounteney Lely, of Hyde Park, by Edith Mary, daughter of Andrew Short, of Cupar, Fifeshire; b. Sept. 9, 1891; adm. Sept. 28, 1905 (G); left July 1907; asst. Conservator of Forests, West African Forest Service; m. 1st 1917 Millicent, daughter of J. C. Eddison, of Eastbourne, Sussex; 2nd Oct. 23, 1945, Winifred Jessie, daughter of Edwin James, of Greenford, Middlesex; d. Jan. 22, 1947.

LEITH, JOHN JOHNSON FORBES, brother of William Williamson Forbes (qv); b.; adm. (aged 9) Jul 1722; under school list 1726; Min. Can. (aged 13) 1726; left 1728; assumed additional surname of Leith; m. 1743/4 Jean, eldest dau. of Theodore Morison, Bagny [or Bognie : check county]; d. 26 Sep 1751. [perhaps John Leith, son of William Leith, Tolquhoun Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Balliol Coll. Oxford, matr. 26 Jun 1729, aged 17, BA 9 Mar 1733/4]

LEITCH, ---; b.; at school 1789.

LEISTER, WILLIAM; b.; in school list Dec 1736. [an error for Thomas Lister]

LEISTER, EDWARD; b.; in school list Dec 1736. [an error for Nathaniel Lister]

LEISLEY, JACOB; b.; adm.; BB 1669-72 (Chapter Muniments 33702-5).

LEISHMAN, SIR WILLIAM BOOG, third son of William Leishman MD LRCS, Regius Professor of Midwifery, Glasgow Univ., and Augusta Selina, eldest dau. of George Drevar, Dublin; b. 6 Nov 1865; adm. 26 Sep 1878 (G); left May 1880; Glasgow Univ.; MB and CM 1886; Hon. LLD 1913; Capt., Royal Army Medical Corps 27 Jul 1887; Maj., 27 Jul 1899; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 15 Apr 1905; Lieut. -Col., 11 Dec 1911; Brevet Col., 15 Oct 1912; Col., 1 Mar 1915; Maj. -Gen., 24 Oct 1918; Lieut. -Gen., 29 Jul 1923; Assistant Prof. of Pathology, Army Medical Coll., Netley 1900-3; Professor, Medical Staff Coll. and Royal Army Medical Coll., 1 Feb 1903 – 31 Jan 1914; Director of Pathology, War Office 1 Jun 1919 – 28 Jul 1923; Director Gen., Army Medical Service, War Office, from 29 Jul 1923; served in Waziristan expedition 1894-5, and in 1914-18 war as Adviser on Pathology, Western Front; mentioned in despatches LG 17 Feb 1915, 29 May 1917, 25 May 1918; made significant contributions to medical bacteriology; FRS 5 May 1910; Harben Lecturer 1910; President, Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1911-2; Hon. Physician to George V 15 Oct 1912; FRCP 1913; Linacre Lecturer, Cambridge 1925; knighted 16 Jun 1909; CB 18 Feb 1915; KCMG 3 Jun 1918; KCB 1 Jan 1924; Commander, Legion of Honour 1915, Grand Officer 1925; DCM (USA) 1919; Hon. LLD McGill Univ. Montreal 1914; Busby Trustee 1920; a Governor of the School from 1921; m. 17 Jun 1902 Maud, eldest dau. of Lieut. -Col. Edward Gunter, Reading, Berks., East Lancashire Regt.; d. 2 Jun 1926. DNB.

Leishman, Austin William Drevar, son of Sir William Boog Leishman (qv); b. 17 June 1907; adm. Sept. 1920 (G); left July 1925; Univ. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1925, BA 1929, MA 1947; St Barth. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP BM 1932; MRCP 1935, DM 1937, FRCP 1950; RAMC 1939-45 (Maj. and hon. Lieut.-Col.); successively physician Ruthin Castle, consult. physician Roy. Shef­field Infirmary and Doncaster Gate Hosp., Rotherham; m. 1 June 1938 Elizabeth, d. of Carlton Oldfield FRCS FRCP, of Harewood, Yorks; d. 17 Mar. 1978.