An early photo of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire V.C.
Leonard Cheshire was a hero during and after the war. He was a talented pilot who became the youngest Royal Air Force Group Captain at the age of 25. After the war, a dying man named Arthur Dykes who knew Leonard from the RAF asked for help. When Leonard could not find somewhere for Arthur to live, he took him into his own home and cared for Arthur until he died. More and more people came to Leonard for help so he opened a second Cheshire Home in 1951. Today, the Leonard Cheshire Foundation helps over 20 000 disabled people in the UK live more independent lives.
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