Leslie Alfred Charles Fry

Sir Leslie Fry
United Kingdom Ambassador to Hungary
In office
1955–1959
Preceded bySir George Labouchère
Succeeded bySir Ivor Pink
United Kingdom Ambassador to Indonesia
In office
1959–1963
Preceded byDermot MacDermot
Succeeded bySir Andrew Gilchrist
United Kingdom Ambassador to Brazil
In office
1963–1966
Preceded bySir Geoffrey Wallinger
Succeeded bySir John Russell
Personal details
Born(1908-04-17)17 April 1908
Died21 October 1976(1976-10-21) (aged 68)
NationalityBritish
EducationRoyal Masonic School, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
ProfessionDiplomat and ambassador
AwardsKCMG

Sir Leslie Alfred Charles Fry KCMG OBE (17 April 1908 – 21 October 1976) was a British diplomat, who served as Ambassador to Hungary, Indonesia and Brazil.[1] He was awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross by the Government of Brazil. When the Soviet Union invaded Hungary in 1956 to repress the Hungarian Revolution, he opened the doors of the British embassy to Hungarian refugees, receiving a knighthood the following year.

  1. ^ "Fry, Major Sir Leslie Alfred Charles". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Oxford University Press. December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U154651. Retrieved 20 October 2018.