Oswald Leslie De Kretser II, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oswald Leslie De Kretser II

Sri Lankan lawyer

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1882

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1959

Profession: judge, lawyer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Justice Oswald Leslie De Kretser II, CMG (7 June 1882 - 11 November 1959) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) judge.
He was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. Born to Oswald Leslie De Kretser I a District Engineer of Public Works Department, Ceylon; he was educated at the Royal College, Colombo.
In 1905 he became an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and began his legal practice. In 1924 he became the District Judge of Batticaloa, District Judge Chilaw in 1925, served in the Judicial Service Commission in 1935.
In 1936 he served as the Additional District Judge Colombo and Acting District Judge Jaffna as well as Acting Solicitor General.
He was also the Commissioner of Assize in Negombo, Kalutara, Ratnapura and Jaffna.
In 1938 he was made an Acting Puisine Justice and retired from the Supreme Court in 1945.
For his service he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. He married Ruby Irene Leah Shirley Thomasz.
One of his sons, Oswald Leslie De Kretser III also became a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon.