STOCK, Leslie Gardner
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | 8 June 1881, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | The Geelong College |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, McLaren Vale Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1916: | Involvement 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Apr 1916: | Embarked 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Adelaide | |
| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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STOCK, Leslie Gardiner (1881-1941)
Leslie Gardiner Stock was born on 8 June 1881, the son of Robert Alfred Stock and Elizabeth Mary Stock.
He became a boarder at Geelong College on 30 July 1895, listing his address as 'East View', East Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia. He was a member of the 1st Football Team in 1898 and 1899.
On 21 June 1906 he married Hilda Rischbieth at St Peter's Church, Glenelg in South Australia.
During World War I, he enlisted in the 9th Light Horse Regiment (16th Reinforcements) on 28 April 1916, embarking on HMAT A41 Bakara. He then served with the Imperial Camel Corps (Anzac Battalion).
He returned to Australia, then re-enlisted on 25 April 1918 and embarked from Sydney with th No 1 Draft, Staff in Charge Italian Reservists on RMS Osterley on 8 May 1918. His next of kin on his Embarkation Roll was listed as his aunt, Miss E M Lewis, of South Terrace, Adelaide, and his occupation as vigneron, of MacLaren Vale, South Australia.
After service , he embarked for return to Australia on 8 August 1918.
His brother, Adolph Clinton Stock (1878-1924), was also educated at Geelong College.
Source : The Geelong College - http://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/STOCK-Leslie-Gardiner-1881-1941.ashx?HL=stock