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Lieutenant General Sir Leonard Whitmore Thornton, KCB, CBE (15 October 1916 – 10 June 1999) was a senior officer in the New Zealand Army. Born in Christchurch, Thornton joined the Royal New Zealand Artillery in 1937 after having been encouraged by his uncle, Leonard Isitt, to pursue a military career. He served throughout the Second World War in a number of artillery and staff posts. Shortly after the war, he was appointed the commander of the artillery of the 2nd New Zealand Division. After holding a series of senior posts in the New Zealand Army, including a period as its commander, he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff in 1965 for a six-year term. Knighted in 1967, he was later the New Zealand ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam. He died in 1999 at the age of 82.

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  • ليونارد ثورنتون (ar)
  • Leonard Thornton (en)
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  • ليونارد ثورنتون (بالإنجليزية: Leonard Thornton)‏ هو دبلوماسي نيوزيلندي، ولد في 15 أكتوبر 1916 في كرايستشرش في نيوزيلندا، وتوفي في 10 يونيو 1999 في ويلينغتون في نيوزيلندا. (ar)
  • Lieutenant General Sir Leonard Whitmore Thornton, KCB, CBE (15 October 1916 – 10 June 1999) was a senior officer in the New Zealand Army. Born in Christchurch, Thornton joined the Royal New Zealand Artillery in 1937 after having been encouraged by his uncle, Leonard Isitt, to pursue a military career. He served throughout the Second World War in a number of artillery and staff posts. Shortly after the war, he was appointed the commander of the artillery of the 2nd New Zealand Division. After holding a series of senior posts in the New Zealand Army, including a period as its commander, he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff in 1965 for a six-year term. Knighted in 1967, he was later the New Zealand ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam. He died in 1999 at the age of 82. (en)
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  • Sir Leonard Thornton (en)
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  • Sir Leonard Thornton (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_of_New_Zealand,_Lieutenant_General_L._W._Thornton,_speaks_with_1ATF_commander_Brigadier_O._D._Jackson.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LC_Thornton,_1943.jpg
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  • Wellington, New Zealand (en)
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  • Christchurch, New Zealand (en)
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