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John Leak
John Leak VC (1892 – 20 October 1972) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ==Biography== Born in Portsmouth, England in 1892. He emigrated to Australia when he was young.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Victoria Cross Awarded to Men of Portsmouth – Private John Leak VC - )〕 He enlisted into the 9th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, on 28 January 1915 in Rockhampton, Queensland. He was 23 years old when, on 16 April 1915, he embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board ''HMAT A55 Kyarra'' to Gallipoli.〔 He was a twenty-four-year-old private when, on 23 July 1916 at the Battle of Pozières, France, he committed an act of great bravery and heroism for which his was awarded the Victoria Cross.〔 In 1918 he was wounded, and discharged the next year.
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