He was mentioned in dispatches twice[2] and awarded the Distinguished Service Order after commanding the regiment at the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942.

During 1944 Leggatt was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel before returning to Britain in May 1944 due to poor health, commanding the 3rd Royal Artillery Reserve Regiment.

[1][10] In total Leggatt made 11 first-class appearances, playing only as a batsman despite his schoolboy billing as a bowler.

[15] The couple lived at Hinton St George in Somerset and had one son[1] and three daughters.

[1] He died of a heart attack at the Cavalry Club in Piccadilly, London in August 1946 aged 45.