Leonard Birchall Military person

Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, O.Ont, CD (6 July 1915 – 10 September 2004), "The Saviour of Ceylon", was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) officer who warned of a Japanese attack on the island of Ceylon during the Second World War.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 06, 1915
Birth place	St. Catharines
Date of death	September 10, 2004
Place of death	Kingston Ontario

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Military person

allegiance	Canada
award	Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Order of Canada Order of the British Empire Order of Ontario Canadian Forces Decoration
military branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
military command	413 Squadron