Edward Pemberton Leach Military person

General Sir Edward Pemberton Leach VC KCB KCVO (2 April 1847 – 27 April 1913) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Personal facts

Edward Pemberton Leach
Birth dateApril 02, 1847
Birth place
Derry , Ireland
Date of deathApril 27, 1913
Place of death
Italy , Lake Como , Cadenabbia

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Royal Victorian Order
Victoria Cross
military operations
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Mahdist War
military branch
British Army
military command
Scottish Command
9th (Scottish) Division
military unit
Royal Engineers
service start1866
service end1912

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External resources

  1. http://www.remuseum.org.uk/rem_his_vc.htm#1l