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Amery, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett "Leo"

Date of birth:
November 22nd, 1873 (Gorakhpur, British India)
Date of death:
September 16th, 1955 (Londen, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
13 May 1940 – 26 July 1945: Secretary of State for India and Burma

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
September 10th, 1918
Officer's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Secretary of State for India and for Burma
Unit:
India Office, British Government
Awarded on:
August 17th, 1945
Order of the Companions of Honour

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