Ledger John Lance Corporal 907555
Personnel Entry
Name Ledger John
Army number 907555.
Rank Lance Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Birth registered Q2 1915 in Sheffield. Mother's maiden surname Johnson..
Age (At time of death) 29.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to the Royal Engineers. Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 11/8/1944.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit Served in No. 1 Platoon.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 11/8/1944. Buried in Grave reference IV. E. 20. in Ranville War Cemetery. Headstone inscriotion reads "DEAR DAD OF BRYAN AND MAUREEN LOVED AND REMEMBERED EVERY DAY BY YOUR FAMILY". No reference to family details or mention of any initial interment.
Home address Research indicates his marriage in Sheffield to Jane Procter in April 1937. Two children born.
Source table
Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries. There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.
