Leonard Berney
Leonard Berney | |
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| Born | 11 April 1920 London, England |
| Died | 7 March 2016 (aged 95) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Commands | [] |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Other work | Company Managing Director |
Lieutenant-Colonel Leonard Berney (11 April 1920 – 7 March 2016) was a British soldier who was one of the first British officers at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. He also testified in the Belsen trial.
In 2015 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust, he published the memoir Liberating Belsen Concentration Camp – A Personal Account by (former) Lt-Colonel Leonard Berney. He attended Brighton College and then St Paul's School, London 1933–38.