
| Regimental number | 1716 |
| Place of birth | Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Nanango, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 157 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A. McLeod, West Wyalong, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Angus and Elizabeth McLEOD. Native of Apsley, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 3 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 31 January 1916. Taken on strength of 31st Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Embarkd Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Handwritten note on B.103: 'Buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix, Sh.36 N.W.' Statement, Red Cross File No 1950504, 1095 Pte C.S. JAMIESON, 31st Bn (patient, Middlesex Hospital, Clacton-on-Sea, England), 27 January 1917: '[O] 20th July at Fleurbaix he saw McLeod buried and after Sergt. Wilson (No unknown) of 31st Australians saw him killed.' Second statement, 1687 Pte G.W. CUMMINGS, A Company, 31st Bn (patient, 51st General Hospital, Etaples), 4 April 1917: 'He was my "cobber". I saw him killed at Fleurbaix on July 19th. in the charge. He fell on the way across Nomansland (sic), under m.g. fire. I saw him fall soon after we got over the parapet. I had to carry on and did not see him again.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Red Cross file 1950504 |