- SURNAME
Standish
- FORENAME
Leslie James Leonard
- UNIT
2 Para
- RANK
Lance Corporal
- NUMBER
24464323
- AWARD
Military Medal
- PLACE
Falklands 1982
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Leigh,Lancashire
age 21
service number 24464325 on MM Citation + National Archives
London Gazette 49134, 8th October 1982, Page 12852
CITATION:
Military Medal : In the dark early hours of Friday 28 May 1982, the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment launched an attack to take enemy positions in the area of the Darwin and Goose Green settlements on the Island of East Falkland. Lance Corporal Standish was a Section Commander.
During the advance on Goose Green he led his section in a series of ferocious night actions. The enemy had to be cleared trench by trench. Shortly after dawn, enemy fire caught his men in the open; he calmly withdrew them to dead ground. In withdrawing, Private Street was wounded. Disregarding his own safety, Lance Corporal Standish returned through enemy fire to drag him to safety.
Throughout the battle Lance Corporal Standish commanded his section with the utmost distinction and courage. He is very strongly recommended for the award of a Military Medal.
During the advance on Goose Green he led his section in a series of ferocious night actions. The enemy had to be cleared trench by trench. Shortly after dawn, enemy fire caught his men in the open; he calmly withdrew them to dead ground. In withdrawing, Private Street was wounded. Disregarding his own safety, Lance Corporal Standish returned through enemy fire to drag him to safety.
Throughout the battle Lance Corporal Standish commanded his section with the utmost distinction and courage. He is very strongly recommended for the award of a Military Medal.
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