The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Private Henry Legge |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor:Henry Percy Legge
Ancestor's date of birth: 01/11/1871
Ancestor's date of death: 10/10/1945
Cause of Death: Cholaemia Infective Hepatitis
Service Number: 42
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided.
Unit: Army Medical Corp NSW
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No details of post war service traceable.
Murray Page: 21
Contingent: December 1899 - December 1900 in Cape Colony, Free State, and Transvaal.
Ship: Kent, Date of Sailing: 28/10/1899
Memorial details: Detail not provided.
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided.
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.
Details of service in war: From December 1899 in Cape Colony, Free State, and Transvaal. Invalided back to Australia, arriving 30 August 1900.
Service and life after the Boer War: Detail not provided.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: George Legge, Melbourne VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Nephew
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