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1917 September 07 Leonard Cheshire was born
1936 November Leonard with the Oxford University Air Squadron
1940 102 Squadron Whitley
1941 Cheshire and crew
1943 April Leonard awarded the DFC and promoted to Group Captain
1943 November 617 Squadron and Target Marking
1944 September Leonard awarded the Victoria Cross
1945 August Leonard was an observer at dropping of atom bomb on Nagasaki
1946 June Leonard Cheshire founded VIP, ‘Vade in Pacem’ (Go In Peace)
1948 May 22 Le Court & Leonard Cheshire Disability was founded
1955 November First international service founded
1959 April 05 Leonard Cheshire marries Sue Ryder
1974 Leonard and Sue win Humanitarian of the Year Award
1981 February 05 Leonard Cheshire awarded the Order of Merit by the Queen
1986 July 10 Leonard awarded Hononary Doctor of Law 1986
1989 December 31 Leonard Cheshire establishes the World Memorial Fund.
1991 July 17 Leonard Cheshire made a Peer
1992 July 31 Leonard Cheshire VC dies

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