Bill Leggatt | |
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Born | Crail, Fife, Scotland | 2 September 1900
Died | 13 August 1946 Westminster, London | (aged 45)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1919–1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands | 16th Field Brigade RA 11th (HAC) Field Regiment RHA 83rd Anti-Tank Regiment RA 3rd Reserve Regiment RA |
Battles / wars | Second Battle of El Alamein North African Campaign |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant colonel William Murray Leggatt DSO (2 September 1900 – 13 August 1946) was an English officer in the British Army and amateur cricketer who played in 11 first-class cricket matches between 1926 and 1933. He served in the Royal Artillery, commanding Royal Artillery regiments during the North African campaign in World War II.