Henry
Percy
Legge
Born in Chichester, Sussex, England
Son of James Henry Legge
and Ada Jane (Way) Legge
Brother of
James Gordon Legge CB CMG MA, Walter Gwennap Legge, Edith Catherine (Legge) Kellermann, George Herbert Legge, Richard Dennis Legge, Charles Ernest Legge, Franklin Harcourt Legge and Arthur Eustace Legge
Husband of
Maria F (McCarty) Legge
— married
1894 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 74
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Nov 2018
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Biography
Henry Percy Legge was born in 1871 at Chichester, Sussex, England. He was the fifth son of James Legge and Ada Way.[1]
Henry Legge migrated from England to New South Wales.
The family migrated to the Colony of New South Wales aboard the ship, Inchgreen, arriving on 18 December 1878.[2][3][4]
He married Maria McCarty in 1894 at Sydney, New South Wales.[5]
Henry Legge is a Military Veteran.
Served in the New South Wales Military Force 1899-1900
Medical Team
Served in the New South Wales Military Force 1899-1900
Medical Team
Henry Legge was wounded at South Africa during the Second Boer War.
He was invalided back to Australia, arriving 30th August 1900.[6]
He passed away in 1945 at Sydney, New South Wales.[7]
Sources
- ↑ UK FreeBMD Birth Index Dec qtr 1871, vol 2b, page 355
- ↑ Ship arrival: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70597662
- ↑ Passenger list: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13423054
- ↑ Wikipedia profile: James Legge; accessed 9 Jun 2018
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #1611/1894
- ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: 42 Private Henry Percy Legge; accessed 14 Oct 2019
- ↑ New South Wales Death Index #22192/1945
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