Oct 25, 1897
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Born in Perth, Ontario to
James Miles and Victoria (nee Reid) Leggett
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Dec 25, 1916
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Attested into the 240th
Battalion CEF in Renfrew, Ontario
Ø Number 1042618
Ø Next of kin given
as James Leggett, father, Perth, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Spinner
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
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May 3, 1917
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Embarked the SS Megantic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 14, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Seaford where he was absorbed into the
7th Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Sep 12, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 13, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 42
reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 27, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Leggett joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in
Villers au Bois, France
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Oct 9, 1917
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Private Leggett joined the 21st Battalion in
the front line trenches east of Vimy Ridge
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Nov 3, 1917
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Just over 3 weeks after
joining the battalion, the Canadian Corps was ordered into the front lines at
Passchendaele, Belgium. When the
battalion took over their position north east of Crest Farm on the night of
November 2-3, the German army put up a severe artillery barrage and attacked
in the early morning of November 3.
Private Leggett was killed when the enemy entered the battalion’s
trenches. He was buried a short time
later in the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium
Following the war the British
War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs.
Victoria Leggett, Perth, Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny)
and Scroll were sent to his father, James Leggett, at the same address
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The St. James Anglican Church in Perth has a brass cross behind the altar.
It is in remembrance of Andrew Ronald Gamble, age 18, and George Alfred Leggett, age 20,
"Chums who fell together at Passchendaele, November 3rd, 1917",
presented by their parents.
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