Place of birth | Brighton, Victoria |
School | Brunswick College, Victoria |
Other training | Melbourne University, VIC |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Address | North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E L Ledward, 83 Rowe Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as Lieut in Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | Special Draft, AIF Officers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 34/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Well known Melbourne singer and principal baritone at St Patricks Cathedral for 10 years. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 99 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Marion LEDWARD; husband of Ethel LEDWARD, 99 Hotham Street, East Melbourne |