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OTD 1915 at Hooge, nr Ypres Ralph Hawkesworth Legard. B. 29 July 1875 into a Yorkshire family with roots traced to 12th Century. Educated @Dunelmia 1887-89 and @DulwichCollege 1890-92. He played #Rugby for @Harlequins and @rosslynpark, proposed by his father.
Commissioned as 2/Lt into the 3/Durham Light Infantry (DLI) in 1906; promoted to Lieutenant 14 May,1907; 4th Bn Captain, March,1914. Went to France with the 2nd Bn Sept.1914, and was killed in action on the enemy's parapet at Hooge, 9 August,1915. Life for Ralph ended at 40.
Here is his plaque, or Death penny. His older brother George Shafto, a gifted athlete and sportsman, also served in the DLI, was badly wounded, later to die of those wounds in 1924 while Headmaster at Bow School, Durham.
And here his framed scroll, letter from King George V and his medal trio #RIP Ralph Hawkesworth Legard
