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| Leon Galkoff |
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| Name: Leon Galkoff DOB: 24th January 1921 DOD: 1946 Spouse: n/a Children: n/a Birthplace: 29 Pembroke Place, Liverpool Occupation: Barrister |
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| Leon Galkoff, the youngest of Bertha and Percy Galkoff’s six children, was born and raised over the shop of “P. Galkoff, Kosher Butcher”, 29, Pembroke Place, Liverpool. At a very early age he showed signs of a scholarly capacity of an unusual character being a pupil of the Liverpool Collegiate School where he matriculated at the exceptionally early age of 13 years. His education was built upon a broad basis. As a classical student, he invariably excelled in winning all the available prizes for Classics was a school prefect for several years. Leon won a state scholarship to Cambridge University, winning the top scholarship to Gonville and Caius College. He graduated with Honours in Law at his university, as well as in Classics, the latter (part 1) in 1940, and the former (part 2) in 1941. He was President of his College Law Society, Chairman of his College Debating Society, Representative of his College on the Cambridge Union and on the Undergraduate Council. He was also Chairman of the Jewish Students Society. After graduating, Leon, before being called up for War Service in the RAF, spent time in the office of Mr, Bertram B. Benas of the Middle Temple, Barrister at Law, Member of the Council of the University of Liverpool, who, in his testimonial to Leon wrote, “Mr. Leon Galkoff read in my Chambers as a student in law, and I was greatly impressed by his diligence, accuracy and power of concentration, in addition to a sound knowledge of legal principles. I found him to be thoroughly reliable and scrupulous in the discharge of any duty entrusted to him. I regard him as a young man of high character.” During the latter period of the war, Leon served in the RAF where he was involved in the initial introduction of RADAR that proved to be of such a wonderful help to the flying personnel of the RAF. The only disadvantage to the highly qualified personnel who worked in RADAR is that they had to work very long hours in a completely darkened room which proved to be a tremendous physical and mental strain on them. |