David Lakovsky

Alias David Lake     Russian spelling Давид Лаковский

Born 5.01.1898      Place Ekaterinoslav, Ukraine       Ethnic origin Jewish     Religion Jewish

Father Lakovsky (Lachovsky), Tom      Mother Lakovsky, Pasha

Brother Edward Lakovsky; sister Zillah Lakovsky, wife of Jack Kanaef

Arrived at Australia

            from Odessa on 28.07.1903    per Bremen      disembarked at Fremantle, WA

Residence before enlistment Sydney

Occupation furniture salesman; 1941 General Sales manager of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures

Service

service number 1304   enlisted 28.12.1917   POE South Head, NSW

unit 36th A. Heavy Arty (AHAG) (Siege art. brigade)   rank Gunner

place Western Front, 1918

discharged 31.07.1919 in London

Naturalisation 1911 (with father)

Residence after the war USA, Sydney

Wife Hannah Lakovsky

Materials digitised father's naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

David Lakovsky (later Lake) was 19 years old when he enlisted in the army, having previously served as a gunner at South Head, Sydney. He was trained to serve with the siege artillery brigade, but only reached the Western Front a few days after the Armistice. According to his niece, ‘David Lake went to America, and became interested in movies, and he started Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures in Australia. He was the one in the depression who kept all the family going.’

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