Dr David Stanley LEITCH (1923 - 1988)**

Date of Birth: 09/01/1923 Place of Birth: Leeton, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 18/01/1988 Place of Death: Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 17 Feb 1973 12 Sep 1978 5yr(s) 6mth(s) 27day(s) Member for Armidale 17 Feb 1973 19 Oct 1973 8mth(s) 3day(s) 43rd (1971 - 1973) Member for Armidale 17 Nov 1973 2 Apr 1976 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 17day(s) 44th (1973 - 1976) Member for Armidale 1 May 1976 12 Sep 1978 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 12day(s) 45th (1976 - 1978)

Political Party Activity

Country Party.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Medical practitioner. Educated by correspondence from All Saints College, Bathurst. Graduated in medicine from the University of Sydney (St Andrew's College) before being appointed an honorary surgeon to the Armidale and New England Hospital. He interrupted his studies during the second world war to serve with the commandos, enlisting in February 1942 in the Second AIF. Later became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. After his election to the Legislative Assembly he undertook a two-year external law course at macquarie University.

Military Service

2nd AIF from 1942; 2/6th Independent Coy. Saw action against the Japanese in New Guinea at Shaggy Ridge.

Personal

Son of J. S. Leitch, farmer, of Leeton, New South Wales, and his wife. Married Rosemary and they had 2 sons and 3 daughters. His maternal grandfather was W. W. Killen, a Member of the Commonwealth House of Representatives for Riverina 1922 - 1931.

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