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Military service
Service number:
130285
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
"C" Coy. 72nd Bn.
Birth:
October 18, 1889
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XIII. B. 3.
Additional information
Son of James and Mary Ann Leisk, of 121, Sixth Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia. Born at Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Private John George Leisk
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer/J. Stephens 2010) -
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery
A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Newspaper clipping
From the Vancouver Daily Province May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Vancouver Daily Province May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John George Leisk
Digital gallery of
Private John George Leisk
Digital gallery of
Private John George Leisk
Digital gallery of
Private John George Leisk
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 274 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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