Leonard Thornton
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | October 15,1916 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Christchurch |
New Zealand | |
Died | Wellington |
New Zealand | |
Awards | Order of the Bath |
Order of the British Empire | |
Mentioned in dispatches | |
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ID | 3712937 |
Leonard Thornton Life story
Lieutenant General Sir Leonard Whitmore Thornton, KCB, CBE was a senior officer in the New Zealand Army. Born in Christchurch, Thornton joined the Royal New Zealand Artillery in 1937 after having been encouraged by his uncle, Leonard Isitt, to pursue a military career.