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Royal Air Force officer (1917–1992)
Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC (7 September 1917 – 31 July 1992) was a British Royal Air Force pilot, officer and
Leonard_Cheshire
British charitable organization
Leonard Cheshire is a major health and welfare charity working in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1948 by Royal Air Force officer Group Captain Leonard
Leonard_Cheshire_Disability
Country house hotel in England
in the 20th century, the building was run as a hotel managed by the Leonard Cheshire charity. Following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic the charity decided to
Park_House,_Sandringham
British Army officer
Director-General of the Leonard Cheshire Foundation from 1998 to 2008; during that period the charity changed its name to Leonard Cheshire Disability. The son
Bryan_Dutton
British barrister (1886-1978)
Geoffrey Chevalier Cheshire FBA (27 June 1886 – 27 October 1978) was a British barrister and legal scholar. He was the father of Leonard Cheshire, the British
Geoffrey_Cheshire
British Indian Army general (1888–1942)
Leonard Barstow, killed fighting in Kūt in early 1917 whilst on attachment to the 36th Sikhs and Primrose Cheshire, mother of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire
Arthur_Edward_Barstow
Name list
Catholic archbishop Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cheshire (1917–1992), British philanthropist Leonard Decof (1924-2010)
Leonard
Country house in Norfolk, England, private home of King Charles III
Hotel". Leonard Cheshire Disability. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2018. "Park House Hotel update". Leonard Cheshire Foundation
Sandringham_House
British humanitarian (1924–2000)
3 July 1924, as does a plaque unveiled in honour of Sue Ryder and Leonard Cheshire in St Mary the Virgin's Church, Cavendish, in Suffolk. Ryder joined
Sue_Ryder
British technologist and businessman
"Trustees | Leonard Cheshire Disability". 2014-02-22. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2020-02-05. "International | Leonard Cheshire Disability"
Ilyas_Khan
Thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a medal as an additional award
award has been bestowed multiple times. In the example, "Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO and two bars, DFC", "DSO and two bars" means that the
Medal_bar
1951 WWII book by Paul Brickhill
former commanding officer Leonard Cheshire, who declined citing health issues and his work commitments running a hospice. Cheshire recommended that McGowan
The_Dam_Busters_(book)
Surname list
US Leonard Cheshire (1917–1992), British World War II RAF pilot and philanthropist Lorraine Cheshire (1960–2025), English actress Maxine Cheshire (1930–2020)
Cheshire_(surname)
British academic, artist and disability rights activist
disabled people. In 2001, Darke ran a website criticising charity Leonard Cheshire to highlight their role in institutionalising those with disabilities
Paul_Darke
British anthropologist
Yale School of Public Health to take the Leonard Cheshire Chair and become director of the Leonard Cheshire Disability Research Centre at the University
Nora_Groce
1990 live album by Roger Waters
event to focus attention on it… So I agreed to have a meeting with Leonard Cheshire. And I was very impressed, and said I would do what I could, although
The_Wall_–_Live_in_Berlin
Country house in Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
licensed it to the Leonard Cheshire Foundation for a trial period. The initial idea of the founder, Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, was to use it as a
New_Wardour_Castle
American actress and dancer (1896–1989)
War, married the British Royal Air Force pilot, Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, later, Baron Cheshire, who was twenty years her junior. However, the marriage
Constance_Binney
Royal Air Force officer
that finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. He succeeded Leonard Cheshire as commander of the famous 617 Squadron and with six gallantry decorations
James_Brian_Tait
School in Oxford, England
Jonathan Cecil (1939–2011), actor Paul Chahidi (born 1969), actor Leonard Cheshire (1917–1992), World War II RAF pilot and activist for the disabled Colin
Dragon_School
TV gardening presenter and designer
Big Brother winner Courtney Act. Mark raised £3,000 for the charity Leonard Cheshire. Lane created the ITV ITV Ident for January 2021 with collage artist
Mark_Lane_(broadcaster)
British man missing since 1992
in the summer of 1991. Once settled in Marske, Clark worked at the Leonard Cheshire Home, also known as Marske Hall. At the time he went missing, he was
Disappearance_of_Steven_Clark
English television and radio presenter (born 1986)
supporter of several charities including the Sick Children's Trust and Leonard Cheshire Disability Centre. She told The Daily Express that "The Sick Children’s
Siân_Welby
Former RAF base in Yorkshire, England
attacked. As it happens Leeds was seldom bombed. In 1943, Group Captain Leonard Cheshire was made the station commander. He requested to be transferred to the
RAF_Marston_Moor
English actor (1922–1992)
operator/air gunner and serving with No. 76 Squadron RAF under the command of Leonard Cheshire. On the night of 23/24 September 1942, his Handley Page Halifax DT508
Denholm_Elliott
Public school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England
1983), British actor Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire (1917–1992), recipient of the Victoria Cross and founder of the Cheshire Foundation Oliver Churchill
Stowe_School
Royal Air Force officer
bomber pilots of the war, ranking among the likes of Guy Gibson and Leonard Cheshire. Pickard was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Percy_Pickard
British World War 2 escapee, adventurer, autobiographer and novelist
sea at McMurdo Sound. In 1964, following the advice of his colleague Leonard Cheshire, VC, that he should "do something useful with his life instead of trying
Richard_Pape
Annual marathon race in Scotland
The marathon supports several charities, including Highland Hospice, Leonard Cheshire, Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Multiple
Loch_Ness_Marathon
English television presenter (born 1985)
patron of disability charity Scope. She is also Global Ambassador for Leonard Cheshire and on the special advisory board for Human Rights Watch.[citation
Sophie_Morgan
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
H. B. "Mick" Martin took command temporarily, before Leonard Cheshire took over as CO. Cheshire developed and personally took part in the special target
No._617_Squadron_RAF
Punitive designation used by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War
Bomber Command) considered it essential. Squadron commanders such as Leonard Cheshire viewed it as justified in a desperate situation. RAF psychiatrists
Lack_of_Moral_Fibre
Hospital in London, England
William Hargrove. 1844. p. 36. Morris, Richard (2000). Cheshire: The Biography of Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM. London: Penguin Books. p. 224. Material digitised
St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics
St_Luke's_Hospital_for_Lunatics
Royal Air Force officer rank
small group of pilots throughout history to become an "ace in a day". Leonard Cheshire VC – World War II bomber pilot and charity worker Walter Churchill
Group_captain
Couples awarded the Nobel Prize
nobelprize.org Nomination archive – Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire nobelprize.org Nomination archive – Sue Ryder Cheshire nobelprize.org "Nomination Archive – Alva
List of couples awarded the Nobel Prize
List_of_couples_awarded_the_Nobel_Prize
English archaeologist and historian
20th century, including biographies of Guy Gibson VC DSO DFC (1994), Leonard Cheshire VC OM (2000), and Sir Barnes Wallis (2023). While at Leeds, Morris
Richard Morris (archaeologist)
Richard_Morris_(archaeologist)
College of the University of Oxford
singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, mountaineer Andrew Irvine, RAF pilot Leonard Cheshire, athlete and neurologist Roger Bannister (later Master of Pembroke
Merton_College,_Oxford
English businessman and entrepreneur (born 1965)
Retrieved 28 February 2024. "Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Leonard Cheshire". Stowe School Inc. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2024. Rachel
Gary_Goldsmith
City in Cheshire, England
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, very close to the England–Wales border. It had a built-up area population of 92,760
Chester
Award
Thích Nhất Hạnh, İsmet İnönü, Danny Kaye, Sargent Shriver, Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Binay Ranjan Sen, Amnesty International (awarded in 1977), the World
1967_Nobel_Peace_Prize
English musical artist and producer
charity including when a Patron at UNHCR and was a global ambassador for Leonard Cheshire Disability for eight years. He was married to American painter Ellen
Robin_Millar_(producer)
1952 theological book by C. S. Lewis
Newsweek magazine. Catholic converts include the British philanthropist Leonard Cheshire, the German economist E. F. Schumacher, the American author Sheldon
Mere_Christianity
Medawar 6 February 1981 28 February 1915 – 2 October 1987 Biologist 144. Leonard Cheshire 6 February 1981 7 September 1917 – 31 July 1992 Soldier, Philanthropist
List of members of the Order of Merit
List_of_members_of_the_Order_of_Merit
Australian activist and motivational speaker
Ambassador for Peace Direct (Best New Charity), 2005 Advocate for the Leonard Cheshire Disability, 2006 MBE for her services to charity in the Queen's New
Gill_Hicks
Professor of Organizational Ethnography at Cambridge University
2013 One of the stated aims of the expedition is to raise money for Leonard Cheshire Disability, a charity supporting disabled people living independently
Mark_de_Rond
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1918-1988)
command of No. 617 Squadron. Later, under the command of Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire, Martin participated in various pin-point attacks on targets in France
Harold_Martin_(RAF_officer)
Secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project
some of these missions, as did the British observer Group Captain Leonard Cheshire. Four Little Boy pre-assemblies, L-1, L-2, L-5 and L-6 were expended
Project_Y
Inequality of access to information and communication technologies
UK between 2016–17 and 2017–18 according to a report published by Leonard Cheshire, a health and welfare charity. Accounts of online hate abuse towards
Digital_divide
RAF target-marking squadrons in World War II
Armour. ISBN 1-85409-258-8. Morris, Richard (2000). Cheshire: The Biography of Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM. London: Viking Press. ISBN 0-670-86735-7. Neillands
Pathfinder_(RAF)
Type of earthquake bomb
[citation needed] Willie Tait had taken over as commanding officer from Leonard Cheshire and continued the practice of marking the target from a single engined
Tallboy_(bomb)
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1918–1944)
again later in the war with other highly decorated airmen, such as Leonard Cheshire. In January 1944, Gibson was posted to the Directorate for the Prevention
Guy_Gibson
British diplomat
Group 1998–2000 and of Smiths Group 2000–2007. He was also chairman of Leonard Cheshire Disability 2004-2009. He was honorary President of the German-British
Nigel_Broomfield
1936 bomber aircraft by Armstrong Whitworth
Flight International. 21 October 1937. pp. 396–402. Cheshire, Leonard (1975). Leonard Cheshire V.C. Bomber Pilot (reprint of 1943 ed.). St. Albans, Herts
Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley
Grade I listed house in North Yorkshire, England
abandoned for a few years, until in 1961 Lord Zetland donated it to the Leonard Cheshire Foundation. It was opened in 1963 as a residential care home providing
Marske_Hall
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1892–1984)
immense debt." Many ex-Bomber Command aircrew were present, including Leonard Cheshire who attended against the advice of his doctors, saying "I would have
Arthur_Harris
Section of the Manhattan Project, active 1945
some of these missions, as did the British observer Group Captain Leonard Cheshire. One serious incident occurred when a Pumpkin bomb was released in
Project_Alberta
House in Alne, North Yorkshire, England
the hall was a base for the Women's Land Army. It later became a Leonard Cheshire Disability home. By 2005, the hall had 28 residents, but it was put
Alne_Hall
English person with myasthenia gravis (1938–1975)
(PDF). Cheshire Smile. 21 (4). Leonard Cheshire Homes. Retrieved 1 May 2023. "Hilary goes home - with Possum" (PDF). Cheshire Smile. 16 (4). Leonard Cheshire
Hilary_Pole
Studio filmography
Octopus, Jellyfish 2007–2008 Hubba Bubba Creature Discomforts 2008–2009 Leonard Cheshire Disability Smart 2009 Hotels.com Wallace and Gromit 2009–2010 Npower
Aardman_filmography
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
College, Oxford. At Oxford he qualified in law. His best friend there, Leonard Cheshire, was awarded the VC in the Second World War. Randle married Mavis Ellen
John_Niel_Randle
102 Squadron, flying the two engine Whitley bomber. Marks flew with Leonard Cheshire at 102 Squadron. At the outset the squadron was tasked with the dropping
Jimmy_Marks_(RAF_officer)
British disability activist
Equity as a personal responsibility. Dhanda is a former trustee of Leonard Cheshire Disability. On 7 March 2022, to mark International Women's Day, Scope
Shani_Dhanda
History for British light bomber
whilst in No. 85 Squadron. Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO**, DFC - Group Captain. As a Pathfinder flying RAF Lancasters, Cheshire requested and was given
De Havilland Mosquito operational history
De_Havilland_Mosquito_operational_history
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
George VI, he was accompanied by Leonard Cheshire, who was also due to receive his on that day. Group Captain Cheshire insisted that, despite the difference
Norman_Cyril_Jackson
Main Force Controller in charge of the bombing force. In this case, Leonard Cheshire was the Marker Leader, who would make a low level marking of the target
Bombardment_of_Mailly-le-Camp
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
of Transport at Leconfield. The station was the initial posting of Leonard Cheshire VC, who was at that time a member of 102 (Ceylon) Squadron. On 15 August
RAF_Driffield
British palliative neurological and bereavement support charity
in order to "protect staff from an online campaign of harassment". Leonard Cheshire Disability "Sue Ryder welcomes news that His Majesty King Charles III
Sue_Ryder_(charity)
Catholic author and pamphleteer
Dulles, Dorothy Day, Raïssa Maritain, Thomas Merton, Ronald Knox and Leonard Cheshire. O'Brien remained at the University of Illinois for twenty-two years
John_A._O'Brien
British broadcaster, journalist and author (born 1971)
BBC colleagues in 2009 and 2010. These fundraisers were in aid of Leonard Cheshire Disability and the Helen & Douglas House hospices. Gosling is a patron
Joanna_Gosling
Village and parish in Surrey, England
for England. Retrieved 3 November 2012. Leonard Cheshire Disability Housing Care – a review of Leonard Cheshire nursing home Tandridge Councillors. Retrieved
Burstow
Papal Order of Knighthood of the Holy See
Scotland Ilyas Khan, British businessman and philanthropist, Chairman of Leonard Cheshire Disability[citation needed] Sebastian Kyalwazi, 1968, Ugandan surgeon
Order of St. Gregory the Great
Order_of_St._Gregory_the_Great
Disability rights organisation
ideas when he was living in an institution (Le Court, Hampshire, a Leonard Cheshire Home) where he and others had been struggling in the 1960s with the
Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation
Union_of_the_Physically_Impaired_Against_Segregation
Musical artist
disabilities, working with organisations such as Mencap in Bromley, CASPA and Leonard Cheshire Disability. He had a mention in the mod fanzine, Maximum Speed. http://www
Ken_Gamby
English barrister
Daily Telegraph. London. p. 3. "Yet more Cheshire homes open worldwide". Cheshire Smile. London: Leonard Cheshire Homes and Services Worldwide. July 1993
Lavender_Patten
Harley Granville-Barker, actor (1938), also declined a knighthood. Leonard Cheshire, war hero and charity administrator, declined CH in 1975, but accepted
List of people who have declined a British honour
List_of_people_who_have_declined_a_British_honour
British actor and director
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou in partnership with the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability. A 2018 episode of the BBC documentary series River Walks
Amar_Latif
B-29 bomber that observed the bombing of Nagasaki
observer The crew were joined by two British observers: Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, former commander of 617 "Dambusters" squadron, and official representative
Big_Stink_(aircraft)
Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work Brainkind Leonard Cheshire Disability Nuffield Trust Social Care Institute for Excellence Southern
Social care in the United Kingdom
Social_care_in_the_United_Kingdom
British nuclear weapons research during WW2
Project Alberta as a special consultant. Along with Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, sent as a British representative, he watched the bombing of Nagasaki
Tube_Alloys
Deaf-community sign language
the Nicaraguan Deaf Community Can Teach the World]. London/Managua: Leonard Cheshire International. Senghas, Ann; Kita, Sotaro; Özyürek, Aslı (2004). "Children
Nicaraguan_Sign_Language
Palestinian disability rights activist
International and Global Head of Influencing, Impact, and Learning at Leonard Cheshire Disability – UK from 2016 to 2018, when she was promoted to Global
Ola_Abu_Al_Ghaib
UK non-profit organisation branch
International UK in January 2013 having been International Director at Leonard Cheshire Disability from 2004 to 2012. She holds various trusteeships and is
Plan_UK
private home to a design by J. S. Crowther. The house was used by Leonard Cheshire Disability until 2020. The garden was created in the late nineteenth
Holehird_Gardens
Country house in Leicestershire, England
put the estate up for auction. In 1955 it was acquired by Leonard Cheshire for use as a Cheshire Home and sold in 1980 to be used as a Sue Ryder Care home
Staunton_Harold_Hall
University flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
students headed for its annual camp. Notable past members include Leonard Cheshire, Dinghy Young, Julian Amery, Lord Lyell VC, and the actors Richard
Oxford University Air Squadron
Oxford_University_Air_Squadron
Day of the year
Kiyosi Itô, Japanese mathematician and academic (died 2008) 1917 – Leonard Cheshire, English captain, pilot, and humanitarian (died 1992) 1917 – John Cornforth
September_7
Freedom of a person or people to publish and consume information
within the past year across the UK according to a report published by Leonard Cheshire.org. Accounts of online hate abuse towards people with disabilities
Freedom_of_information
Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales
initially for war evacuees. In 1960 the property was purchased by the Leonard Cheshire Foundation as a facility for ex-service veterans, remaining as residential
Llangynog,_Carmarthenshire
Village in Somerset, England
The Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Sick, in 1976 it became the Leonard Cheshire Foundation. In July 2007 it changed to its current name, Leonard Cheshire
Timsbury,_Somerset
Village in North Yorkshire, England
and was formerly the home of the Zetland family. It was gifted to Leonard Cheshire to be run as a home for the disabled in 1964 and continued as such
Marske-by-the-Sea
Annual race held in London, England
Heart Foundation Childline 15 2 April 1995 79,000 39,097 27,000 25,377 Leonard Cheshire Disability Cancer Relief Macmillan 16 21 April 1996 68,000 39,173 27
London_Marathon
English photojournalist
widely reproduced. In 1954, he photographed Leonard Cheshire for Russell Braddon's biography, Leonard Cheshire VC: a story of war and peace. In 1956, he
Joseph_McKeown
British author (born 1941)
Shroud after seeing a photograph of it in an article by Group Captain Leonard Cheshire V.C. in the weekly Picture Post. An agnostic in his youth, Wilson was
Ian_Wilson_(author)
of English 1975–2001) Nikhil Chakravarty, Indian journalist (1936) Leonard Cheshire, RAF pilot and philanthropist (1936) Pit Corder, Professor of Applied
List of alumni of Merton College, Oxford
List_of_alumni_of_Merton_College,_Oxford
Former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England
No 9 Flying Training School arriving from RAF Thornaby on 10 July. Leonard Cheshire V.C. trained here in 1939. With the beginning of the Second World War
RAF_Hullavington
Former spa town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
and was flight engineer of the Lancaster that breached the Eder Dam. Leonard Cheshire (1917–1992); lived here during his time as Officer Commanding No. 617
Woodhall_Spa
Village in Somerset, England
original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010. "St Michaels". Leonard Cheshire Disability. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June
Cheddar,_Somerset
of the turbojet Guy Gibson – Dambusters raid leader and VC holder Leonard Cheshire – Charity founder and VC holder Henry Allingham – World War I veteran
List of Royal Air Force personnel
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_personnel
Town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
a reward to anyone who was able to catch the airman. Group Captain Leonard Cheshire was stationed at Marston Moor for a short while before leaving to become
Wetherby
Edward Charlton Irish Guards 1945-04-2121 April 1945* Wistedt, Germany Leonard Cheshire No. 035No. 35 Squadron RAF No. 76 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF
List of Second World War Victoria Cross recipients
List_of_Second_World_War_Victoria_Cross_recipients
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