Editing David Leakey (section)

==Honours and awards==
Leakey was [[Colonel Commandant]] of the [[Royal Tank Regiment]] from 21 August 2006<ref name="LG 3 October 2006">{{London Gazette |issue=58113 |date=3 October 2006 |page=13441 |supp=y }}</ref> to 30 July 2010<ref name="LG 31 August 2010">{{London Gazette |issue=59531 |date=31 August 2010 |page=16755 |supp=y }}</ref> and previously Deputy Colonel Commandant since 16 July 1999.<ref name="LG 5 October 1999">{{London Gazette |issue=55627 |date=5 October 1999 |page=10613 |supp=y }}</ref> He was Honorary Colonel of the [[Dorset Yeomanry]] Squadron of the [[Royal Wessex Yeomanry]] until September 2024,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=64546 |date=22 October 2024 |supp=y |page=20854}}</ref> and Dorset Army Cadet Force as well as Colonel of Cadet Force Music.

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[[File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|100px]]
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|[[File:Ord.St.Michele-Giorgio.png|50px]] || [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) || 24 March 2006, "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the former Yugoslavia during the period 1st April to 30th September 2005".<ref name="LG 24 March 2006">{{London Gazette |issue=57936 |date=24 March 2006 |page=4194 |supp=y }}</ref>
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|[[File:Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png|50px]] || [[Commander of the Royal Victorian Order]] (CVO) || [[2018 New Year Honours]]
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|[[File:Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.png|50px]] || [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) || 5 December 1997, "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in former Yugoslavia during the period 21st December 1996 to 20th June 1997".<ref name="LG 4 December 1997">{{London Gazette |issue=54969 |date=4 December 1997 |page=13691 |supp=y }}</ref>
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|[[File:UNFICYP.gif|50px]] || [[United Nations Medal|United Nations Medal for UNFICYP]] || [[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus]]
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|[[File:NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg|50px]] || [[NATO Medal|NATO Former Republic of Yugoslavia Medal]] || With clasp ' ''Former Yugoslavia'' '
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|[[File:General Service Medal with QCVS device.svg|50px]] || [[General Service Medal (1962)|General Service Medal]] || With oak leaves for [[Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service]] awarded on 19 April 2002, "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Northern Ireland during period 1st April 2001 to 30th September 2001".<ref name="LG 19 April 2002">{{London Gazette |issue=56541 |date=19 April 2002 |page=4810 |supp=y }}</ref>
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|[[File:ESDP Medal ALTHEA ribbon bar.png|50px]] || [[Western European Union Mission Service Medal]] || With "[[Operation Althea|ALTHEA]]" [[Medal bar|Clasp]]
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|[[File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|50px]] || [[Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal]] || 2002
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|[[File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|50px]] || [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]] || 2012
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