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Lt Gen Sir Leonard Whitmore Thornton

Surname
Thornton
First name(s)
Sir Leonard Whitmore
Also known as
Bill
Rank
Lt Gen
Corps
Gnls List
Service number
30011
Unit
Visitor
New Zealand Embassy
Date of Birth
Date of death
Notes

Visited South Vietnam many times as Chief of Defence Staff. His sons, Michael and Nicholas, served in Vietnam with 161 Battery. Ambassador to South Vietnam, 28 January 1972 to 7 June 1974.

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.