Lemmon, Guy, son of William Henry Lemmon, of Croydon, Surrey; b. Nov. 28, 1879; adm. Sept. 27, 1894 (G); left April 1896.
Lemmey, Ronald George, son of George C. Lemmey of Purley, Surrey, and Nellie Gertrude, d. of William Salter of Folkestone; b. 24 June 1910; adm. May 1924 (R); left Mar. 1927; Army Gen. List 1941-5 (Capt.), MBE (ltaly) Apr. 1945; a company secretary; m. 1 Nov. 1947 Marion, d. of David Newcomb of Worksop, Notts; d. 15 June 1986.
LEMAISTRE, STEPHEN CAESAR, son of Caesar Lemaistre, St. Martin’s in the Fields, London, wine merchant, and Laetitia de la Cruize, Bradenham, Bucks.; bapt. St. Martin’s in the Fields, London 21 Feb 1738 (IGI); adm. (aged 11) Mar 1750 (Howe's); Min. Can. 1753; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 1 Apr 1758; adm. Inner Temple year 1755/6, called to bar 18 Jun 1760; Recorder of Rochester; Puisne Judge, Bengal, from 22 Mar 1774; m. Apr 1760 Mary, dau. of James Roche, Dublin; buried Calcutta 4 Nov 1777.
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.
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.
LEIGHTON, ROBERT, son of Thomas Leighton, Richmond, Surrey., and Susan, dau. of Sir Thomas Nott, Obden, Worcs., and Richmond, Surrey; b.; adm.; QS 1704; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1708, matr. 7 Jun 1708, aged 19, Westminster Student from 24 Dec 1708; BA 1715; Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 24 Apr 1709; Lieut. and Capt., 1715; killed in a duel with Maj. Thompson, “at a tavern in Westminster” 23 Sep 1719 (Hearne, Remarks and Collections, vii, 51).
Leighton, Percy Lewis, brother of Albert Lewis Leighton (q.v.); b. April 16, 1898; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (A); K.S. 1913; left July 1915; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1915; 2nd Lieut. Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt. April 7, 1916; Lieut. Oct. 7, 1917; served in France in Great War I (wounded) and on the N. W. Frontier 1920; retired from the Army 1921 and became a local government publisher; Lieut. Pioneer Corps retaining seniority as Capt. R. O. The Queen's Regt., Aug. 13, 1940; Major; served in Egypt; m. Feb. 6, 1947, Nancy Potter, daughter of T. E. Limener, of Thames Ditton, Surrey; d. April 5, 1955.
Leighton, Albert Lewis, son of Albert Leighton, of Esher, Surrey, by Alice Esther Gillot, daughter of Charles Jeremiah Needham, of Sheffield, Yorks; b. Dec. 22, 1895; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (A); left July 1914; temp. 2nd Lieut. Sept. 22, 1914, 13th Service Batt. King's Royal Rifle Corps Oct. 22, 1914; Lieut. Jan. 1, 1915; acting Capt. Sept. 14, 1917; invalided; In structor Officer Cadet Batt. Feb. 1918 - Oct. 1921; served in France July 1915 - Oct. 1917; M.C. Aug. 16, 1917; local government publisher since Feb. 1919; Capt. R. A. S. C. June 17, 1940; d. Feb. 4, 1958.
Leigh-Hunt, Egerton Shelley Walter Hanbury, son of Maurice Egerton Leigh-Hunt of Hertford; b. 9 May 1909; adm. May 1922 (G); left Dec. 1923; d. in Singapore after a road accident 15 Jan. 1931.