Group Captain Leonard Cheshire

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Group_Captain_Leonard_Cheshire
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Merton_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-09-07
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Leonard_Cheshire
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chester,_England
gptkbp:causeOfDeath motor neurone disease
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:deathDate 1992-07-31
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cavendish,_Suffolk,_England
gptkbp:hasWikidataID Q333401
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Group Captain Leonard Cheshire
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank Group Captain
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:No._617_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:notableWork Cheshire Homes (now Leonard Cheshire Disability)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philanthropist
RAF officer
author
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Geoffrey_Cheshire
Vera Cheshire
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature Leonard Cheshire signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sue_Ryder
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._78_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7