CEF Soldier Detail

Lieutenant Legh Aquila Walsh

Regimental Number:
NA
Survived War:
 Yes
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 82nd Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Orangeville, Ont.
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
Court House, Calgary, Alberta
Address at Enlistment:
Date of Birth:
December 5, 1895
Trade or Calling:
Student-at-law
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Place of Enlistment:
 Calgary, Alberta
Date of Enlistment:
August 18, 1915
Age at enlistment:
19
Height:
 5 Feet 10 Inches
Chest:
 36 Inches
Expansion:
 4 Inches
Religion:
 Church of England
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Survived
Battle Died/Wounded:
Wounded at Courcelette in 1916.
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Buried at:
Plot:
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
Research Notes
Researched by M. I. Pirie.  With thanks to Annette Fulford for the Calgary Herald articles.
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 82nd Battalion
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Lt. Legh Aquila Walsh, Calgary Herald, May 10th, 1919, pg. 17.

Lt. Walsh was the only son of the Honourable William Legh Walsh (1857-1938), who served as Alberta's Lieutenant Governor.  His mother was Bessie McVittie of Barrie, Ontario.

William Walsh had two children, a son and a daughter. Legh Aquila Walsh was born in 1895 in Orangeville, Ontario. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War One and served the duration of the war.  His attestation paper with the 82nd Battalion C.E.F. was dated August 18th, 1915 and was signed in Calgary, Alberta. At the time of his enlistment he described his occupation as law student. He indicated that he had prior military experience with the 103rd Battalion as a Provisional Lieutenant.

His Officer's Declaration Paper with the 82nd Battalion was signed on May 8th 1916 in Calgary. He was wounded at Courcelette in 1916, returned briefly to Calgary, and then sailed back to the front where he served the remainder of the war.

He returned to Calgary after the war on April 23rd, 1919. (Source:  Calgary Herald, April 23, 1919, pg. 9)

An article describing his military career appeared in the Calgary Herald on May 10th, 1919 (pg. 17) and included his photograph (see image attachment).

His post-war activities require further research.

His sister was Marguerite Walsh. She married Dr. George R. Pirie in 1909 in Calgary. They had one child, Margaret Walsh Pirie (Mrs. Roy Oliver Funston).