Place of birth | Unley, South Australia |
School | Unley Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Audit Clerk, SAR |
Address | Upper Sturt, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs S G Leak, Upper Sturt, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No.6), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Daniel and Cleopatra LEAK; husband of Stella LEAK, Upper Street, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother who served. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |