A 'Sapper Officer's' Second World War, pot-war Palestine & royal commemorative medal group of 4: Major Leslie Edward Brindley, Royal Engineers

- Defence Medal
- War Medal 1939-45
- GSM 1918. GVI second issue 'Palestine 1945-48' (Capt. L.E. Brindley. R.E.)
- Coronation Medal 1953

GSM and clasp verification: Medal and clasp confirmed per the respective medal roll of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, ref WO 100/523 compiled and signed at Ripon, England, on, 30 March 1948. The medal roll under remarks show that the recipient served in 'Palestine' at the Royal Engineers Staff College Haifa between 10 August 1945 to 9 February 1946

Cadet Leslie Edward Brindley, from 141st / 142nd O.C.T.U. was first commissioned effective 29 March 1941, his unique Officer's number being179703 . On being commissioned he was posted to the Royal Engineers. Leslie's commission and subsequent, promotions are retirement dates are summarised below:

- 29/03/1941: 2nd Lieutenant (Royal Engineers)
- 10/01/1942: War Substantive Lieutenant (Royal Engineers)
- 24/11/1944: Lieutenant (Royal Engineers)
- 10/07/1946: Captain (Royal Engineers)
- 10/07/1953: Major (Royal Engineers)
- 31/08/1962: Major (Royal Engineers) retires on retired pay

Leslie Edward Brindley, son of Edward James Joseph Brindley () & Annie Deaville Brindley (nee Wood), was a native of Romford, Essex, England, where he was born on, 2 September 1917. Prior to the Second World War, Leslie was employed as a Bank Clerk (the 1939 National Register for England & Wales refers), and living at, Manor Farm House, Highworth, Wiltshire, England. Very soon after the outbreak of the Second World War, Leslie enlisted in the British Army. On, 18 October 1939, he did the patriotic thing, and joined-up being posted to the Royal Engineers, in which unit 'Sapper' Brindley was allocated the unique army number 1882853. A period of extensive training followed (he remained in the ranks for one year and 162 days). This commenced at “G” Depot Co., RE, and continued from 16 December 1939 with “A” Coy., No. 2 Training Battalion, Royal Engineers. On 27 October 1940 he became 'Cadet Brindley' – addressed as ‘sir’ by the Warrant Officer and NCO Instructors – and joined 141st OCTU (Officer Cadet Training Unit), at Shorncliffe near Hastings. This was a six-month course. Cadet Brindley aka 1882853 Sapper Brindley, L. E., was Discharged to a Commission on 28 March 1941. This was gazetted in the London Gazette of 15 April 1941. Although Leslie never served in an active campaign theatre during the Second World War, he did see active service in Palestine in the period 1945-1946, during which he was serving at the Royal Engineers Staff College, Haifa. Captain Brindley was awarded a royal commemorative medal in 1953, when he was selected to receive a Coronation Medal 1953, in recognition of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In 1954, Major Brindley married at, Sollihull, Warwickshire, Patricia Ann Dunningham. Major Brindley retired from the British Army in 1962, in which year Major Brindley and his wife Patricia Ann Brindley located to Rye, Surrey, England. Major Leslie Edward Brindley is recorded as having died in Sussex, England, on, 16 September 2008

The medals court-mounted and as-worn by the recipient. The reverse of the mounting bar retaining its original long hinged pin & clasp fittings

Condition: Silver medal toned GVF

Code: 22498