Oliver Leese
Honorary Colonel, Shropshire Yeomanry, TA (2 May 1947 - 1962)
Lieutenant, Tower of London (1954)
President, Combined Cadet Force Association (1950-1971)
Deputy Lieutenant, County of Salop (1947)
Justice of the Peace, County of Salop (1949-1963)
High Sheriff of Salop (1958-59)
President, Warwickshire County Cricket Club (1959-1975)
National President, British Legion (1962-1970)
President, Shropshire County Cricket Club (1962-1963)
Chairman, Old Etonian Association (1964-1973) (President, 1946)
President, Marylebone Cricket Club (1965-1966)
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet, KCB, CBE, DSO (27 October 1894 – 22 January 1978) was a British general during World War II.
Read more about Oliver Leese: Early Years, World War II, Post-war
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