Five: Sergeant L. D. Prime, Army Air Corps

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, S.E. Asia 1945-46, Palestine 1945-48 (6924006 Sjt. L. D. Prime. A.A.C.) mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £340-£380

Leslie Douglas Prime was born on 29 January 1924 and enlisted into the Rifle Brigade on 29 January 1942. After initial training was posted to 70th Young Soldiers Battalion (Norfolk Aerodrome Defences &c.).

In early 1943 Prime volunteered for the Parachute Regiment and after training was posted to the 7th Parachute Regiment as part of the 6th Airborne Division. He jumped into Normandy on the night of 5-6 June 1944 as part of the 3 inch Mortar Section, returning to U.K. in August 1944. He subsequently served in Belgium and Netherlands as infantry from Christmas Day 1944 to February 1945 in operations against the Ardennes Offensive, and was then posted to the Far East.

After the surrender of the Japanese Prime sailed to Singapore and was involved in the round up of ‘stray’ Japanese servicemen on the Malay-Siam border. In November and December 1945 he served in Java to help put down the Indonesian Rebellion, after which posted to Palestine until November 1947. He was discharged at Aldershot in January 1948.

Sold with photocopy of a letter written by Prime detailing his service history and additional notes; plus three related photographs.