Leonard Arthur Hawes
Leonard Arthur Hawes CBE DSO MC DL was a senior officer in the British Army who was responsible for preparing the transport to France of the British Expeditionary Force at the outbreak of World War II.Biography
Leonard Arthur Hawes was born on 22 July 1892 in Throcking, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Hawes served in World War I during which he was wounded, mentioned in despatches, made CBE and awarded the DSO, the MC and the Order of the Crown of Italy. Attending the Staff College, Camberley from 1925 to 1926, he served as a Major-General during World War II.
Hawes was made a Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex in 1977 where he died on 7 August 1986. His private papers, including an unpublished autobiography, are held at the Imperial War Museum.
