Leslie Hollinghurst

Sir Leslie Hollinghurst
Sir Leslie Hollinghurst
Born	2 January 1895; Muswell Hill, Middlesex
Died	8 October 1971 (aged 76)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1914–1952
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands	Air Member for Personnel (1949–1952); Inspector-General of the RAF (1948–1949); Air Member for Supply and Organisation (1945–1948); No. 38 (Airborne Forces) Group (1943–1944); No. 9 (Fighter) Group (1943); No. 20 Squadron (1932–1935)
Battles / wars	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Flying Cross; Mentioned in Despatches (2); Distinguished Flying Cross (United States); Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium); Bronze Lion (Netherlands); Officer of the Legion of Honour (France); Croix de guerre (France)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Leslie Norman Hollinghurst, GBE, KCB, DFC (2 January 1895 – 8 June 1971) was a British flying ace of the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.

Sir Leslie Hollinghurst

Born	(1895-01-02)2 January 1895 Muswell Hill, Middlesex
Died	8 October 1971(1971-10-08) (aged 76)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1914–1952
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands	Air Member for Personnel (1949–1952) Inspector-General of the RAF (1948–1949) Air Member for Supply and Organisation (1945–1948) No. 38 (Airborne Forces) Group (1943–1944) No. 9 (Fighter) Group (1943) No. 20 Squadron (1932–1935)
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Bronze Lion (Netherlands) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France)