Leslie Lingwood Bray (14 January 1895 – 29 November 1957) was an English first-class cricketer who served as an officer in both the British Army and the Royal Air Force in both world wars.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Lingwood Bray | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1895 West Ham, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 November 1957 (aged 62) Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charlie Bray (brother) | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 20 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
In the latter stages of the First World War, Bray was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the London Regiment in November 1917.[1] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in May 1919,[2] alongside the temporary rank of captain that he had held since January 1919.[3] He was transferred to the Corps of Military Accountants in April 1920, retaining his temporary rank of captain.[4]
He transferred to the Royal Air Force in November 1925, following the disbanding of the Corps of Military Accountants, and was granted the rank of flying officer,[5] with Bray completing his probation in May 1926.[6] The following year he appeared for the Royal Air Force cricket team in a first-class cricket match against the Royal Navy at The Oval.[7] He was promoted to the rank of flight lieutenant in June 1932,[8] before promotion to the rank of squadron leader in April 1938.[9] He served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War, during which he was promoted to the rank of wing commander in March 1940.[10] He retired from active service in January 1945, retaining the rank of wing commander.[11]
He died at Ampthill in November 1957. His brother, Charlie Bray, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
edit- ^ "No. 30377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1917. p. 11689.
- ^ "No. 31601". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 October 1919. p. 12744.
- ^ "No. 31146". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 January 1919. p. 1346.
- ^ "No. 31905". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 May 1920. p. 5677.
- ^ "No. 33110". The London Gazette. 1 December 1925. p. 7955.
- ^ "No. 33186". The London Gazette. 27 July 1926. p. 4963.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Leslie Bray". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "No. 33833". The London Gazette. 7 June 1932. p. 3685.
- ^ "No. 34498". The London Gazette. 1 April 1938. p. 2156.
- ^ "No. 34831". The London Gazette. 16 April 1940. p. 2248.
- ^ "No. 36978". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 March 1945. p. 1374.