Leonard Cheshire
Sign in to saveAlso known as G/Capt. Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1917-1992)
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Vinony's link graph records 137 inbound references to Leonard Cheshire, and connects out to tennis, Catholic Church and Order of Merit.
It is catalogued under topics including 1917 births, 1992 deaths and 20th-century philanthropists.
Vinony links it to 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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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