Major-General Leslie "Pete" de Malapert Thuillier, CB,[1] CVO, OBE,[2] (26 September 1905 – 23 March 1999) was a British Army officer of the Royal Corps of Signals who served with distinction in the Second World War and later set up the hotline between 10 Downing Street and The White House.[3]
Leslie de Malapert Thuillier | |
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Born | 26 September 1905 |
Died | 23 March 1999 | (aged 93)
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-general |
Unit | Royal Corps of Signals |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Parent |
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Relatives | Henry Ravenshaw Thuillier (grandfather) Henry Edward Landor Thuillier (great-grandfather) |
His grandfather was Henry Ravenshaw Thuillier, and his great-grandfather was Henry Edward Landor Thuillier, both Surveyor Generals of India.[3]
Selected publications
edit- Everest Observed
References
edit- ^ "Recommendation for Award for Thuillier, Leslie de Malapert". 22 June 1958 – via National Archive of the UK.
- ^ "Recommendation for Award for Thuillier, Leslie de Malapert". 22 June 1958 – via National Archive of the UK.
- ^ a b "Major-General L. de M. Thuillier", The Times, 25 March 1999, p. 28.