Background
CHESHIRE, Group Geoffrey Leonard was born on September 7, 1917 in Chester. Son of the late Professor G. C. Cheshire, Fellow of the British Academy D.C L and Primrose (Barstow) Cheshire.
CHESHIRE, Group Geoffrey Leonard was born on September 7, 1917 in Chester. Son of the late Professor G. C. Cheshire, Fellow of the British Academy D.C L and Primrose (Barstow) Cheshire.
Stowe School, Merton College, Oxford.
Served 1939-1945 in Bomber Command. Wing Commander commanding 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) 1943. Official British observer at dropping of atomic bomb on Nagasaki 1945.
Founder Leonard Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Disabled (operating 240 homes in 44 countries) and cofounder Ryder Cheshire Mission for the Relief of Suffering.
Honorary Fellowship (Nottingham University, Manchester Polytechnic). Honorary Doctorate.C.L. (Oxford) 1984, (Kent) 1986, Honorary Doctor of Laws (Liverpool) 1973, (Bristol University) 1985, (Birmingham University) 1986.
Humanitarian.
Married Margaret Susan Ryder, now Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, Cluster Munition Coalition.