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LEASK, James Urquhart
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 40 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Manly, NSW, 1 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cremorne, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Neutral Bay Superior Public School, Fort Street Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Neutral Bay Superior Public School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 40, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 40, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 40, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr. W. G. F. Leask, manager of the cigar department of Scott, Henderson, and Co. Sydney, has two sons at the front. James Urquhart Leask, 19 years of age, who left Sydney with the 1st Light Horse, has been in the trenches since May 13, and so far has escaped injury, he other son, Erick G. Leask, B.A. some time ago passed with honours his final examination in theology, and was about to be ordained in the Congregational Church when he decided to go to the front instead. He left recently as a member of the 30th Battalion. Both are Old Boys of Fort Street.