| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR90/057 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets: 4cm |
| Object type | Letter, Newspaper cutting, Document, Manuscript |
| Maker |
Leggett, William Thomas |
| Date made | 1905-1929; 2006 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 90/0129 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Leggett, William Thomas (Corporal, b.1891 - d.1914)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2880 Corporal William Thomas Leggett, 1st Life Guards, Corps of Household Cavalry, British Army. Collection consists of material relating to Leggett's pre-war employment in Goulburn and Sydney; and to his death at Poelcapelle in Belgium, while serving with a British Cavalry Regiment on 14 October 1914. Other papers relate to the disposal of his personal effects and his grave. Leggett was one of first Australian to be killed in action during the First World War. Added to the collection in November 2014 is a typed manuscript entitled 'Corporal William Thomas Leggett', written by Des Akers.