Joseph Leslie Blackham
Born(1912-02-29)29 February 1912
Warwickshire, England
Died18 May 2004(2004-05-18) (aged 92)
Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
RankRear Admiral
Battles/warsSecond World War
Korean War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Other workHigh 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[2] and was later High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight.[3]

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
  2. Blackham, Joseph Leslie (12 June 1965). "Order of the Bath" (PDF). The London Gazette. Supplement. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. Blackham, Joseph Leslie (21 March 1975). "Privy Council Office - England" (PDF). The London Gazette. State Intelligence. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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