Frederick William (Jack) LEGGO

LEGGO, Frederick William

Service Number: 1978
Enlisted: 18 January 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Roseville, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling: Woollahra and Paddington Public Schools, New South Wales; Ultimo Technical, New South Wales
Occupation: Joiner
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

18 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1978, 4th Infantry Battalion
18 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1978, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
13 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1978, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1978, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Henry and Mary Ann Leggo of  Darling Street, Chatsworth, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

For 5 years he was apprenticed to McIntyre Bros of Surry Hills, NSW until March 1914

Previously served in the Cadets and Militia