Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 2471    SESSION 15 (11.30AM FRIDAY 17TH APRIL)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au

TRIO TO WIA AT GALLIPOLI: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 1261 Pte J.L.Leask. 20/Bn. A.I.F. on first medal, 72309 Tpr. J.L.Leask. N.Z.E.F. on last two medals. All medals impressed. Ribbons damaged and medals with some contact marks, otherwise fine - very fine.

Ex I.S.Wright Sale 45 7/8/1996.^John Lawrence Leask, bottler and cordial maker, age 18, born at Leichhardt, Sydney, NSW; Enl.31Mar1915 at Liverpool, Sydney, NSW; Emb.28Jun1915 with D Coy 20BN; to Gallipoli and WIA 23Sep1915 GSW right thigh; RTA 4Dec1915 and Disch.26Apr1916 Medically Unfit; Enl.16Nov1917 in Invercargill, NZ in Mtd Rifles (38th) NZEF; Emb.13Jun1918 to Suez; posted to 4Sqn 14Oct1918 and served in Palestine and Jordan with various postings and also hospitalizations with VD; RTNZ23Jul1919; Disch.11Oct1919; in 1967 living at Enmore, Sydney NSW.^With copies of Service Files and other research.