David Leach (admiral)

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Vice Admiral David Willoughby Leach AC, CBE, LVO, RAN
Born	17 July 1928 (1928-07-17) (age 85) Perth, Western Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1942–1985
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Chief of the Naval Staff HM Australian Fleet HMAS Perth HMAS Hobart
Battles/wars	Second World War Vietnam War
Awards	Companion of the Order of Australia Commander of the Order of the British Empire Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order

Vice Admiral David Willoughby Leach AC CBE LVO RAN (17 July 1928 – ) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, who served as Chief of the Naval Staff from 1982 to 1985.

Career

Leach was born on 17 July 1928 in Perth, Western Australia. Aged thirteen, he entered the Royal Australian Naval College in January 1942.^[1]

Leach commanded the guided missile destroyers HMAS Hobart and HMAS Perth during the Vietnam War^[2] for which he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1969.^[3] In 1970 he managed naval liaison for the Royal Visit to Australia for which he was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.^[4]

He was appointed Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet in 1979 and Chief of the Naval Staff in 1982.^[2] He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in June 1984,^[5] and retired in 1985.^[2]

References

Military offices
Preceded by Vice Admiral Sir James Willis	Chief of the Naval Staff 1982 – 1985	Succeeded by Vice Admiral Michael Hudson
Preceded by Rear Admiral James Willis	Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet 1979 – 1980	Succeeded by Rear Admiral Peter Doyle

v t e Chiefs of the Royal Australian Navy

Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces	Sir William Rooke Creswell

First Naval Members, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board	Sir William Rooke Creswell Sir Percy Grant Sir Allan Everett Percival Hall-Thompson William Napier Sir William Munro Kerr Sir George Hyde Sir Ragnar Colvin Sir Guy Royle Sir Louis Keppel Hamilton Sir John Augustine Collins Sir Roy Dowling Sir Henry Burrell Sir Hastings Harrington Sir Alan McNicoll Sir Victor Smith Sir Richard Peek Sir David Stevenson

Chiefs of the Naval Staff	Sir Anthony Synnot Sir James Willis David Leach Michael Hudson Ian MacDougall Rodney Taylor

Chiefs of Navy	Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie Russ Shalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs

v t e Fleet Commanders of the Royal Australian Navy

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet	Sir George Patey Sir William Pakenham Arthur Leveson Sir Lionel Halsey John Dumaresq Albert Addison Thomas Wardle

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron	George Hyde Edward Evans Leonard Holbrook Robin Dalglish Wilbraham Ford Richard Lane-Poole Wilfred Custance Wilfrid Patterson John Crace Victor Crutchley John Collins Charles Nichols Harold Farncomb John Collins Harold Farncomb

Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet	John Eccles John Eaton Roy Dowling Henry Burrell David Harries Henry Burrell Galfrey Gatacre Hastings Harrington Alan McNicoll Otto Becher Thomas Morrison Victor Smith Richard Peek Gordon Crabb David Stevenson William Dovers David Stevenson William Dovers Anthony Synnot David Wells Geoffrey Gladstone Neil McDonald James Willis David Leach Peter Doyle John Stevens Michael Hudson Geoffrey Woolrych Ian Knox Peter Sinclair

Maritime Commander Australia	Peter Sinclair Ian MacDougall Ken Doolan Robert Walls Donald Chalmers Chris Oxenbould Chris Ritchie John Lord Geoffrey Smith Raydon Gates Rowan Moffitt Davyd Thomas

Commander Australian Fleet	Davyd Thomas Nigel Coates Steve Gilmore Tim Barrett

Persondata
Name	Leach, David
Alternative names
Short description	Australian admiral
Date of birth	17 July 1928
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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