Group Captain Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire
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Group Captain Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire was a highly decorated British Royal Air Force bomber pilot in the Second World War who later became renowned for his humanitarian work and founding of care organizations for the disabled.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force officer
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bomber pilot ⓘ charity founder ⓘ human ⓘ war hero ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre
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Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1917-09-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chester, Cheshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | motor neurone disease ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1992-07-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Merton College, Oxford
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Stowe School NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dragon School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cheshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Leonard Cheshire Disability
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care homes for disabled people at Le Court, Hampshire ⓘ |
| fullName | Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Geoffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Group Captain ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
DFC
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DFC and Bar ⓘ DSO NERFINISHED ⓘ DSO and Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ OM NERFINISHED ⓘ VC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEvent | flew as the official British observer on the Nagasaki atomic bombing mission in 1945 ⓘ |
| notableRole | commanding officer of No. 617 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of Leonard Cheshire Disability ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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charity worker ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | St Mary’s Church, Cavendish, Suffolk, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Group Captain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Sue Ryder, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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