Leonard Birchall
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | July 6,1915 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | St. Catharines |
Canada | |
Died | Kingston |
Canada | |
September 2004 | |
Kingston | |
Canada | |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | |
Education | Royal Military College of Canada |
Rank | Air Commodore |
Servicebranch | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Year of servic | 1933–1967 |
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ID | 3909784 |
Leonard Birchall Life story
Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, OOnt, CD, "The Saviour of Ceylon", was a Royal Canadian Air Force officer who warned of a Japanese attack on the island of Ceylon during the Second World War.