Regimental number | 50091 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Melbourne Grammar School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engineering student |
Address | 9 Queen's Road, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Major-General J G Legge, 9 Queen's Road, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | MU Rifles; Served in the Melbourne University Rifles. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st General (Victorian) Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Member of Lewis Gun Team. Killed while attending to another wounded man. Selected for the next officers' school by his unit commander. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Beaurevoir, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row H, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie LEGGE, 9 Queenroad, Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Sydney |
Family/military connections | Eldest son of Maj Gen J G Legge. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |