The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Lieutenant George Legge |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor:George Herbert Legge
Ancestor's date of birth: 01/05/1868
Ancestor's date of death: 25/05/1957
Cause of Death: Not stated
Service Number: Officer - no number
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided
Unit: D Squadron, 1st NSW Mounted Rifles
Rank attained in Boer War: LT, Date Effective: 01/01/19
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No post war service details provided
Murray Page: 67
Contingent: First New South Wales
Ship: Southern Cross Date, of Sailing: 17/01/1900
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal 4 clasps
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: February 1900 - March 1901 in Free State, Transvaal, and western Cape Colony including charge at Diamond Hill (12 June 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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