Colonel William Henry Gerard Leigh CVO, CBE (5 August 1915 – 2008) more commonly known as G, was a British veteran of the Life Guards during World War II.
[1] Gerard Leigh achieved some fame in 1971 when he stopped a stray polo ball from possibly hitting Queen Elizabeth II at a polo match.
[2] Gerard Leigh married Jean Gerard Leigh at St George's Chapel at Hanover Square, London in November 1946.
[2] Jean Gerard Leigh had posed as the fictional fiancée of a fake Royal Marines officer named "Major Willie Martin" as part of Operation Mincemeat during World War II.
[1] His wife, Jean Gerard Leigh, died on 3 April 2012.