Regimental number | 2710 |
Place of birth | Booligal, New South Wales |
School | Sutton State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Berriwillock, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Leila Ledwich, Berriwillock, Victoria |
Previous military service | Member of Berriwillock Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 46th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/63/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 35 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 7), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Frances LEDWICH; husband of Leila LEDWICH, ^Berrileigh^, Canterbury Road, Tunstall, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2709 Pte George William LEDWICH MM, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |