Autographs of Henry Leach

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Conyers Leach, GCB, DL (18 November 1923 – 26 April 2011) was a Royal Navy officer who, as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff during the early 1980s, was instrumental in convincing the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher that retaking the Falkland Islands from Argentina was feasible. On account of the determination he showed in the matter, journalist and political commentator Andrew Marr described him as Thatcher's "knight in shining gold braid".
Henry Leach was born the third son of John Leach, a naval officer, and Evelyn Burrell Leach (née Lee). He was educated at St Peter's Court, Broadstairs, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
Leach joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1937. After the Second World War started in 1939, he served on the battleship HMS Rodney in the South Atlantic and the cruiser HMS Edinburgh in the Indian Ocean. Promoted to midshipman on 1 January 1941, he was assigned to HMS Prince of Wales. Before he could take up the post, however, his father was given command, so he was reassigned to HMS Mauritius. Mauritius soon went into refit in Singapore, during which time Leach was assigned to the war room there as a plotting officer.
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Traded items with a signature of Henry Leach

The most expensive item with a signature of Henry Leach (General Sosabowski - signed to Sir Henry Leach by S. & A. Sosabowski, Rare) was sold in February 2021 for £125.00 while the cheapest item (The Malta Convoy cover, signed. Sir Henry Leach & Stephen R Ovett.) found a new owner for £0.99 in January 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2018 with an average selling price of £0.99 for an autographed item of Henry Leach. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2026 with £12.59 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was January 2018. In average, an autographed item from Henry Leach is worth £5.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Henry Leach were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton and Sir Henry Leach Signed NATO cover	£8.54
	Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton and Sir Henry Leach Signed NATO cover	£8.54
	Admiral of the Fleet SIR HENRY LEACH Signed Britain Declares War WWII Cover	£8.94
	Admiral of the Fleet SIR HENRY LEACH Signed Britain Declares War WWII Cover	£8.94
	Admiral Sir Henry Leach GCB signed rare Scharnhorst Navy cover no 1 of 50. WW2	£16.64
	Admiral Sir Henry Leach GCB signed rare Scharnhorst Navy cover no 1 of 50. WW2	£16.64
	ADMIRAL SIR HENRY LEACH SIGNED 1942 NORTH AFRICA LANDINGS ANNIVERSARY COVER	£7.91
	ADMIRAL SIR HENRY LEACH SIGNED 1942 NORTH AFRICA LANDINGS ANNIVERSARY COVER	£7.91
	Battle of Narvik 50th Ann Cover Signed SIR HENRY LEACH GCB & REGINALD BRISTOW	£5.99
	Navy Admiral Sir Henry Leach signed 50th ann WW2 cover Cruel Sea film 10 of 10	£12.44
	Navy Admiral Sir Henry Leach signed 50th ann WW2 cover Cruel Sea film 10 of 10	£12.44
	SIR HENRY LEACH Signed Sinking of the Scharnhorst HMS Duke of York WWII Cover	£9.94
	SIR HENRY LEACH Signed Sinking of the Scharnhorst HMS Duke of York WWII Cover	£9.94
	Victory in the Far East RNSC(6)16 Cover Signed SIR HENRY LEACH & FRANK OGDEN MBE	£10.94
	Victory in the Far East RNSC(6)16 Cover Signed SIR HENRY LEACH & FRANK OGDEN MBE	£10.94