Private William Henry Legge
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Legge,
William Henry
Date of birth: 1895-10-16
Place of birth: Scott’s Bay Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Daniel Legge(father) Scott’s Bay, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): lumberman
Occupation (normalized): Logger (General)
Address:
Parrsborough, Nova Scotia
Religion: Adventist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 3.C. 14
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 902311
Highest Rank:
Private
(42nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 42nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
Commemoration location: Union Cemetery, Scotts Bay, Nova Scotia family plot
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
520611
Service file: B5551-S027
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 193rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 42nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2012-09-22
Last modified: 2014-10-03