Auction Catalogue

12 November 2020

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№ 384

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12 November 2020

Hammer Price:
£500

Five: Signalman R. A. Leishman, 8 Division Signals, Australian Army, who died of accidental wounds whilst a prisoner of war of the Japanese

1939-45 Star (NX66341 R. A. Leishman); Pacific Star (NX66341 R. A. Leishman); Defence and War Medals 1939-45 (NX66341 R. A. Leishman); Australia Service Medal (NX66341 R. A. Leishman) all officially impressed, extremely fine (5) £200-£260

Richard Arthur Leishman was born on 23 December 1918, and enlisted on 9 December 1940. He served with 8 Division Signals, attached to Gull Force in the operations against the island of Ambon, Dutch East Indies. He was listed missing in action on 23 February 1942, and reported as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on 18 May 1942, being held at Tan Toey P.O.W. Camp, Ambon. He died of injuries received when the camp was bombed by a U.S. bomber which exploded a munitions dump.