James Le Mesurier
James Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier OBE (25 May 1971 – 11 November 2019) was the British co-founder of the White Helmets, a volunteer civil defence organisation in the Syrian Civil War, founded in southern Turkey in 2014. Le Mesurier was a British Army officer and worked as part of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the former Yugoslavia. He was the director of the non-profit Mayday Rescue Foundation, headquartered in the Netherlands. Le Mesurier died in a fall from the balcony of an Istanbul building where he kept an apartment and an office.
James Le Mesurier OBE | |
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| Born | James Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier 25 May 1971 RAF Changi, Singapore |
| Died | 11 November 2019 (aged 48) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | British |
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| Occupation(s) | Army officer, security consultant |
| Known for | Co-founding the White Helmets (Syria) |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1990–2000 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Royal Green Jackets |
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