Bill Leach
Born	( 1942-11-06 ) November 6, 1942 Sarnia , Ontario
Died	April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01) (aged 72) Ottawa , Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service/ branch	Canadian Forces
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Chief of the Land Staff
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant-General William Charles Leach CMM , CD (November 6, 1942 ? April 1, 2015) was the Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces . ^{[1] [2]}

Military career [ edit ]

Leach graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a degree in Economics and Commerce in 1965 and was commissioned into the Canadian Army . ^[3] He went on to command a Logistic Battalion. ^[4] From 1977 he worked in a series of senior administrative and finance positions at National Defence Headquarters ^[3] and from 1987 he held various supply and logistics appointments there. ^[3]

In 1995 he was appointed Deputy Commander at Canadian Forces Land Force Command ^[4] and in 1997 he became Chief of the Land Staff , a post he held until Summer 2000. ^[3]

In 2000 he was appointed a Vice President Operations with Honeywell Canada Logistic Services ^[3] and in 2005 he was made a Vice President of Mincom Defence . ^[3] Leach was Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Museum of History . ^[5] He was also a board member of the Royal Ottawa Hospital . ^[6] Leach was also on the Executive Committee of the Military Families Fund and was the Colonel Commandant of the Logistics Branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. ^[6]

Family [ edit ]

He was married to Canadian artist Mary Louise Leach, who died in 2003; Both he and his wife are buried at The National Military Cemetery at Beechwood. They had three children. ^[7] Leach died in Ottawa on April 1, 2015. ^{[8] [9]}

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