Person:Leonard Cheshire (1)
Leonard Geoffrey Cheshire
b.7 Sep 1917 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
d.31 Jul 1992 Cavendish, Suffolk, England
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  • H.  Leonard Geoffrey Cheshire1917 - 1992
  • W.  Sue Ryder
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m. Jul 1941
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Name Leonard Geoffrey Cheshire
Gender Male
Birth? 7 Sep 1917 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Marriage to Sue Ryder
Marriage Jul 1941 to Constance Binney
Other[1] 9 Sep 1944 The London Times for a Victoria Cross award Newspaper
Death? 31 Jul 1992 Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Reference Number? Q3486701?

Wing Commander Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire V.C. RAFVR (b:1917) In July 1944, Wg. Cmdr. Cheshire was awarded the V.C. for service from June 1940 to this month, completing 100 missions in which he showed extraordinary skill and contempt for danger.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Leonard Cheshire.

References
  1. ↑ The London Times online Archives.
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