Leonard Birchall | |
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 Squadron Leader Leonard Birchall aboard a Consolidated PBY Catalina in 1942 | |
| Born | 6 July 1915 St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Died | 10 September 2004 (aged 89) Kingston, Ontario |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1933–1967 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands | Royal Military College of Canada No. 413 Squadron RCAF |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Member of the Order of Canada Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Order of Ontario Canadian Forces' Decoration Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, OOnt, CD (6 July 1915 – 10 September 2004), "The Saviour of Ceylon", was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) officer who warned of a Japanese attack on the island of Ceylon during the Second World War.[1]
- ^ "Leonard Birchall." Canada Veterans Hall of Valour. Retrieved: 18 June 2010.