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Pankhurst, Leonard Thomas
Pankhurst, Leonard Thomas
Date of birth:
August 26th, 1902
Date of death:
December 1st, 1996
Service number:
19165
Nationality:
British
Biography
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Group Captain
Unit:
Air Staff
,
HQ
,
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF)
,
Mediterranean Air Command (MAC)
,
Allied Forces
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1944
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Group Captain
Unit:
Air Staff
,
HQ
,
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF)
,
Allied Forces
Awarded on:
April 11th, 1944
"In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war."
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Group Captain
Unit:
No. 44 Group
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
June 14th, 1945
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Rank:
Acting Air Vice Marshal
Unit:
Director of Personal Services
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1955
1939-1945 Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Africa Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Italy Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Defence Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
War Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Paula Kite
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36309/supplement/17/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36463/supplement/1675/data.pdf
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