Cheshire by
Group Captain Leonard Cheshire flew 101 operations in the Second World War. The first, in 1940, took place six days after Dunkirk. After the 100th he was awarded the Victoria Cross. His 101st - and last - mission was to Nagasaki, where he witnesssed the dropping of the atomic bomb. In this biography Richard Morris examines the profound character of a man whose war career brought him the highest military distinction, and whose peacetime work of compassion earned him the Order of Merit.
Crossing the Finishing Line by
A series of reflections or records of conversations taken down during last two months of Leonard Cheshire's life.
Cheshire House is named after Group Captain Sir Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO, DFC, who was a bomber pilot and observer of the atomic attack on Nagasaki.
After his most distinguished war record, he turned his attention to the needy, founding 270 homes for the orphaned and handicapped.
Chosen as a patron of a House for his examples as a layman, a leader in the service of others and an outstanding Christian in the world, he was made A “Life Peer“ in the 1991 Queen's Honour List. He died on 31 July, 1992 (Saint Ignatius' Day) aged 74.
Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire
7 September 1917 - 31 July 1992
