Leonard Field

Great Train Robbery facilitator connected to the acquisition of Leatherslade Farm, the gang’s Buckinghamshire hideout.

Editorial standard

Convictions, acquittals, allegations and contextual links are kept distinct. A graph connection does not imply conduct beyond the relationship stated.

Background

Leonard Field was linked to the purchase of Leatherslade Farm, which became the robbery gang’s temporary base after the heist.

Case / activity

The Postal Museum records that he was arrested in September 1963 shortly before attempting to leave the country.

Legal outcome

His role demonstrates the logistical depth of the robbery: property acquisition and concealment were planned components of the operation.

Later context

He should be treated as a facilitator rather than automatically as one of the fifteen men who stopped and unloaded the train.

Graph role

His page strengthens the Leatherslade Farm entity and the professional-facilitator layer of the graph.

Network links

– Great Train Robbery — facilitator – Leatherslade Farm — responsible for purchase arrangement – Criminal facilitators — logistics role

Direct people links

– Brian Field — introduced into farm-purchase arrangement; unrelated despite surname – John Wheater — legal/property chain

Sources

– The Postal Museum / Google Arts & Culture. The Great Train Robbery (archive feature). https://artsandculture.google.com/story/aAWRARcgrhkA8A