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.
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| Full name | Leslie Lingwood Bray | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1895 West Ham, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 November 1957(1957-11-29) (aged 62) Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charlie Bray (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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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.