LEDSHAM, Leicester Innes Forbes
| Service Number: | 6786 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1916, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Grays Corner School & Waitiki High School NZ |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot 1, Row A, Grave 2, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour, Nabawa War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Geraldton, Western Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6786, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6786, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
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Leicester Innes Forbes LEDSHAM was born in 1896 in Christchurch, New Zealand
His parents were Peter LEDSHAM and Eda Margaret FORBES - the family moved to Western Australia about 1911
He was living in Roslyn, Geraldton, Western Australia when he enlisted on 31st July 1916 with the Australian Army - 16th Battalion, 2nd reinforcements - Unit embarked from Fremantle on board HMAT Argyllshire on 9th November 1916
Leicester was Killed in Action on 5th August 1917 in Messines, Belgium - he is buried in Messines Ridge British Cemetery in Belgium - He is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial, State War Memorial in Mount Eliza, WA and a Memorial Plaque in Kings Park WA
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES (www.cwgc.org)
WAR FILE - National Archives of Australia (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
AIF PROJECT (www.aif.adfa.edu.au)
Western Mail - Perth 31st August 1917 (paperspast.natlib.govt.nz)
LEGSHAM - Killed in Action in Belgium on August 5, 1917 - Private Leicester Innes Forbes Ledsham, dearly loved eldest son of Peter and Eda Ledsham, Enegee, Dimboola, Western Australia. aged 21 years...
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KILLED IN ACTION. Private L F Ledsham. Cable news of the death in action of Private Leicester F Ledsham on August 5 was received in Christchurch recently. Deceased who was only 21 years of age at the time of his death was a native of New Zealand, being the eldest son of Mr. P. Ledsham formerly of Christchurch and Morven, South Canterbury. He finished his education at the Waitaki Boys High school. Six years ago he left New Zealand with his parents to take up land in West Australia and was farming with his father prior to enlisting in the Australian force last year. He was the grandson of Mr. & Mrs. R Forbes of Christchurch
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