Gamble and Leggett Cross

The Gamble and Leggett Cross is dedicated to Andrew Ronald Gamble and George Alfred Leggett, both fell at Passchendaele.

These two Perth boys enlisted in the 240th Battalion in September of 1916 and went overseas in May of 1917. They arrived at the front in September with a replacement draft for the 21st Battalion. Both were killed in action on November 3, 1917.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD

AND

IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF

ANDREW RONALD GAMBLE AGE 18

AND

GEORGE ALFRED LEGGETT AGE 20

CHUMS WHO FELL TOGETHER AT PASSCHENDAELE NOV. 3RD 1917

THEY “FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT” AND IN THEIR DEATH

THEY ARE NOT DIVIDED

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THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY THEIR PARENTS

The Gamble and Leggett Cross is dedicated to Andrew Ronald Gamble and George Alfred Leggett, both fell at Passchendaele.

Ces deux jeunes hommes de Perth se sont enrôlés dans le 240e Bataillon en septembre 1916 et se rendirent outre-mer en mai 1917. Ils arrivèrent au front en septembre avec un contingent de remplacement pour le 21e Bataillon. Les deux hommes furent tués au combat le 3 novembre 1917.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.