Jul 27, 1880
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Born in Delaval,
Northumberland, England
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Jul 10, 1916
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Attested into the 7th
Field Company, Canadian Engineers CEF in Windsor, Ontario
Ø Number 505545
Ø Next of kin given
as Mr. Thomas Legg, father, Delaval, Northumberland, England
Ø Previous occupation
given as Coal Miner
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to the 18th
Regimental Draft
He gave his current address as
388 Saginaw St., Pontiac, Michigan, USA
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Sep 11, 1916
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Embarked the SS Scandinavian
in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Sep 22, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to Croborough where he joined the CETD (Canadian
Engineering Training Depot) to continue training
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Feb 21, 1917
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Admitted to the Crowborough
Camp Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis
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Feb 27, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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May 26, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford to retrain as an infantryman
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Jun 19, 1917
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Transferred the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 20, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Jul 8, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
he joined the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin as part
of a draft of 53 reinforcements destined to join the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 12, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) Rest Station with a diagnosis that reads
Hemorrhoids
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Aug 15, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 10 CFA
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Aug 22, 1917
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Discharged from the field
ambulance and rejoined the entrenching battalion in Hersin
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Sep 1, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching
battalion Private Legg joined the 21st Battalion in billets in
Villers au Bois, France
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Sep 23, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 6 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) with a diagnosis that reads Hemorrhoids
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Sep 25, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 4 General
Hospital in Dannes Camiers
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Sep 28, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 7
Canadian General Hospital in Le Treport for examination, then discharged to
the base depot in Etaples
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Sep 29, 1917
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Re-admitted to No. 7 Canadian
General Hospital in Le Treport with bleeding Hemorrhoids
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Oct 8, 1917
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Placed on the dangerously ill
list with suspected Tetanus
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Oct 9, 1917
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After developing Tetanus as a
result of his Hemorrhoids, Private Legg died while in hospital and was buried
in the Etaples Military Cemetery
Following the war the British
War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his sister, Isabella Hodgson, 8
Double Row, New Hartley, Seaton, Delaval, Northumberland, England
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny)
and Scroll were sent to his father, Thomas Legg, 11 Ave. Row, New Hartley,
Seaton, Delaval, Northumberland, England
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