Identity
Person No.
13192
Service No.
2547
Last Name
First Name
Victor Edward
Initials
V E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On the Somme battlefield at Thiepval, overlooking the Ancre valley
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1st Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 1
Notes
Son of Mr. Daniel and Mrs. E. Ledbury, of 1, Upper Union St., Gardens, Natal. Ledbury, a Clerk with the SA Railways & Harbours, was the son of Daniel J. Ledbury of 1, Upper Union Street, Gardens, Cape Town. He served with the 9th Infantry from 8 August 1914 to 13 August 1915 but as he did not leave the borders of the Union, he was not eligible for a 1914-15 Star. On 24 August 1915 he attested in the 1st SA Infantry Battalion and embarked at Cape Town on 20 September 1915.
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "1st Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 1". Photograph: South African War Graves Project.
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