The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

PaulC · Joined: 31 May 2014 Posts: 15 Location: Lancashire

I've found this headstone at Ormskirk (Ss Peter and Paul) Churchyard in Lancashire:

Which I believe refers to the following casualty:

LEISK, JAMES
Rank: Staff Serjeant
Service No: 2874086
Date of Death: 20/02/1943
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Medical Corps, 29 General Hospital
Grave Reference: 1. C. 3.
Cemetery: TEHRAN WAR CEMETERY

I've found his birth registered at Yell, Shetland in 1907, and his marriage at Monquhitter in 1938 (though he was living in London).

I was just wondering if anyone is familiar with this man or if his name crops up on any Scottish war memorials?
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anne park · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:14 am Post subject: confirm info

I had a look about for info. Can you confirm the details of the marriage Gertrude's maiden etc...
Anne
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PaulC · Joined: 31 May 2014 Posts: 15 Location: Lancashire

Sure. The images on ScotlandsPeople aren't the easiest to read, but this is what I can make out...

21 April 1939, Monquhitter Church

James Christie Leisk, mental attendant(?), age 30, of 29 York St. London, son of James Hugh Leisk & Christina Grace Leisk (m.s. Robertson)

Gertrude Mary Morrison, mental nurse, age 23, of Monquhitter, daughter of Gorden(?) Morrison and Jane Morrison (m.s. Hay)
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anne park · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:10 am Post subject: Ancestry family

I did find info on the Leisk family but nothing that might help and the public tree is not active....
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PaulC · Joined: 31 May 2014 Posts: 15 Location: Lancashire

Don't have much to add to this, but I do have a few more bits of info...

His parents, James Hugh Leisk & Christina Grace Leisk, are buried at St Olaf's Cemetery in Kirkwall, though he is not mentioned on their headstone inscription. He also doesn't appear to be on any of the Orkney memorials.

I see the Monquhitter Roll of Honour doesn't include any names from WW2. The IWM site lists a separate memorial for WW2 but I'm not sure where that might be - perhaps inside the church? http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/57202

There is also some info on James Christie Leisk (or Leask) on the Shetland Family History website: http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I27641&tree=ID1
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