Leonard Cheshire
Sign in to saveAlso known as G/Capt. Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1917-1992)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1917
- Died
- 1992
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Crossing the finishing line
- Death
- The holy face
- The light of many suns
- Where is God in All This?
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 87
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Chester
- Place of death
- Cavendish
- Spouse
- Sue Ryder
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Educated at
- Merton College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Award
- Victoria Cross
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Japan, August 1945 CH13626.jpg
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- Commons category
- Leonard Cheshire
- date of birth
- 1917-09-07
- date of death
- 1992-07-31
- cause of death
- ALS
- manner of death
- natural causes
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