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Photos Ilustrador. Family Archive (documents, letters, photos) of Air Vice Marshall Kenneth M. St. C. G. Leask (1896 - 1974) and his father Dr John Leask, JP, (1856 - 1947), who was for many years Director of Singapore General Hospital, including a typed manuscript copy of the family genealogy written by Dr. Leask in 1924. The archive was purchased directly from descendants of AVM Leask. All the material was packed away in the basement and had not been opened for decades. Doctor Leask graduated from St. Andrews and The University of Edinburgh, sailed to Australia on the SS Lusitania in 1879 and then on to Singapore, before returning to Scotland c. 1910. Material he kept includes various university documents, the passenger list of the SS Lusitania and commendations from his medical service, including a1900 letter from Russian consulate in Singapore, a 1901 letter from John Anderson with a token of appreciation from the Queen of Siam, a signed card from C.V. Brooke Sarawak 1910, and an assortment of other ephemera related to the Straits and his membership in assorted colonial era clubs. The material related to AVM Kenneth Leask includes documents and photos related to his service in both wars, and includes two combat reports, several aerial photos , RPPCs, and his invitation to Buckingham Palace Investiture by H.M. King George. October 1918., along with the original envelope and award ribbon. In between the wars he served in Turkey and took part in aerial programs, including the 1st Royal Air Force (RAF) Aerial Pageant, held at Hendon on July 3, 1920 - represented by both a program and flyer. There are also personal early school reports, and unpublished photos, including his marriage photo to a Russian woman Lydia Alexandrovna in Istanbul in 1923. EXTRA POSTAGE due to size and weight.