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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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Officer's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
- Awarded on:
- September 10th, 1918
Order of the Companions of Honour
- 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
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