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LEGG, Valentine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2005 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taradale, Victoria, Australia, August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War related injuries , Caulfield Military Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 26 December 1936 |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Taradale State School 614 Roll of Honor, Taradale War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2005, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to 3rd reinforcement’s for 58th infantry Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2005, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2005, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France | |
| 21 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2005, 58th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Shrapnel Wound Right temporal region, fractured skull. Fractured Skull bone removed in France Evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence Severe head aches post surgery. Recommendation to RTA for Change Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 2005, 58th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia on HT Euphradies 21 July 1917 Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit SW Fracture Skull |
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