| Regimental number | 1309 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Place of birth | Knightsbridge, South Australia |
| School | Fort St High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Other training | Camden Theological College and Sydney University |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Theological student |
| Address | Boyle Street, Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Granham Leask, Boyle Street, Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served as a Private in University Scouts. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Agra, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Took his BA Degree - Sydney University 1913. His OC Company writes of him as one of the best that were with me - quiet and unassuming - he exercised a power of good over those serving under him to whom his conduct was a pattern. I has already recommended him for a commission which he had earned. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 24.4 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 81), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Margaret LEASK, "Leallioline", Boyle Street, Cremorne, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: [40] Lt James Urquhart LEASK, 11th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 30 August 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 16 January 1916 (mumps); rejoined unit, Ferry Post, 28 January 1916. Promoted Temporary Lance Corporal, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916; appointed Lance Corporal, 11 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend James Green, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LEASK Eric Graham |
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