Joseph Leslie Blackham

Joseph Leslie Blackham
Born (1912-02-29)29 February 1912
Warwickshire, England
Died 18 May 2004(2004-05-18) (aged 92)
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Rear Admiral
Battles/wars Second World War
Korean War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Other work High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight

Rear Admiral Joseph Leslie Blackham CB DL (29 February 1912 18 May 2004) was a Royal Navy officer.[1] He saw service in the Second World War and in the Korean War. He was appointed CB in 1965 and was later High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight.

References

  1. ‘BLACKHAM, Rear-Adm. Joseph Leslie’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 27 Dec 2013
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