Major General Leslie Arthur Pearce CB CBE (22 January 1918 – 21 December 2002) was a senior commander in the New Zealand Army.
He served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the New Zealand Army, from 1971 to 1973, when he retired.
[2] On 3 July 1944, Pearce married Fay Mattocks of Balmoral at St Barnabas' Church in Mount Eden.
He was promoted to Chief of the General Staff in 1971 and held the post for two years, after which he retired.
[6] In the 1956 New Year Honours, Pearce was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the military division.
He informed staff at the National Army Museum in Waiouru about the auction and they purchased the items for their collection.