BORN HULL 1882. SON OF LUKE LEDGER (1846-1928) & THE LATE JANE CLARKSON (1848-1889), OF 118 HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. WORKED AS A GAS WORKER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 235038, 6TH LEICESTER REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 07/10/1917, AGED 35. COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS SISTER, MARY LEDGER.
REPORTED AS DIED OF WOUNDS IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 23/11/1917. HIS BROTHER, LUKE LEDGER, DIED AT HULL IN 1915, AGED 35.
| Name | Frank Ledger |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1882. Son of Luke Ledger, of 118, Hawthorne Avenue, Anlaby Rd., Hull, and the late Jane Ledger. |
| Death Date | 7 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Leicestershire Regiment |
| Battalion | 6th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 235038 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
FRANCIS
Military Number:
235038
Rank:
Private
Date Died
07/10/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
35
