Leslie Gossage

Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage
Leslie Gossage (left) with Henry Wrigley, London 1945
Born(1891-02-03)3 February 1891
Liverpool, England
Died8 July 1949(1949-07-08) (aged 58)
Sussex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army (1912–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–44)
Years of service1912–44
RankAir Marshal
Commands heldBalloon Command (1940–44)
Air Member for Personnel (1940)
Inspector-General of the RAF (1940)
No. 11 Group (1936–40)
British Forces Aden (1935–36)
School of Army Co-operation (1921–23)
1st Wing RFC (1917–19)
No. 8 Squadron RFC (1916–17)
No. 56 Squadron RFC (1916)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (5)
Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)

Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage, KCB, CVO, DSO, MC (3 February 1891 – 8 July 1949) was an officer of the British Army and then of the Royal Air Force. He served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Balloon Command from 1940 to 1944.


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