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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.

 

Surname		LEGGE
Given Name(s) or Initial(s)		Franklin Harcourt
Regimental Number		268
Rank		Corporal
Unit Name		1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
State		NSW
Extracts and Comments (from Sources as shown)		Murray: 'C'Sqn., died at Bloemfontein 20.5.1900. B5204: Queen's South Africa medal and 2 clasps (Drief. & CC) deceased. URL2: Memorial in Bloemfontein Cemetery. URL3: Franklin Harcourt, Aust. Boer War Memorial database record. URL5: ?letter from Brandfort 4.4.1900. URL6: letter from Bloemfontein 15.3.1900. URL7: Lieutenant HEANE also welcomed the men, congratulating them on their safe return. He referred with regret to the death of Corporal LEGGE, who was the only man going from Dubbo who had died during the campaign.
Source References		Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 66 203 B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204 Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 25.4 & 25.5.1900 Dubbo Lib.: Dubbo Liberal & Macquarie Advocate newspaper date(s) 14.6.1902
External Link URL1		www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2		www.angloboerwar.com/Casualties/images/Bloemfontein memorial - panel 4 of 8 - 23 Sep 04.jpg
External Link URL3		bwm.org.au/site/Franklin_Legge.php
External Link URL4		www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/memn0005.php
External Link URL5		nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14313624
External Link URL6		nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14307728
External Link URL7		nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75959841

Please email me if you can contribute any other relevant information about this person (eg any other military service, where in Australia they came from or when/where they died). Also, if you find an external link broken.


Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.

 

Colin Roe
Canberra

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