Surname:
Thornton
First name(s):
Sir Leonard Whitmore
Also known as:
Bill
Rank:
Lt Gen
Corps:
Gnls List
Service number:
30011
Unit:
Date of Birth:
Sunday, 15 October 1916
Date of death:
Thursday, 10 June 1999
Notes:
Ambassador to South Vietnam, 28 January 1972-7 June 1974. Also visited South Vietnam as Chief of Defence.
Disclaimer
The Vietnam List is an updated version of New Zealand's original Vietnam nominal roll – the Flinkenberg List – compiled by Captain Con Flinkenberg in 1972. Name, rank and unit information are from New Zealand military pay records. Read more about the Vietnam List.
