Leonard Cheshire
/ˌlenəd ˈtʃeʃə(r)/
/ˌlenərd ˈtʃeʃər/
- (1917-92) a British pilot, well known for his courage in the Second World War. He took part in many dangerous flights and was given the Victoria Cross. After the war he set up the first of the Cheshire Homes, large houses where people can be cared for when they are very sick and not likely to get better. There are now many Cheshire Homes around the world. Cheshire himself was made a life peer in 1991.
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Leonard Cheshire