Regimental number | 2881 |
Place of birth | Longford, Tasmania |
School | Convent School, Deloraine, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plasterer |
Address | Burnie, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.2 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas McLeod, Burnie, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in Senior Cadets, Area 91B. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Becourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row R, Grave No. 12), Becordel-Becourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 66 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary Ann McLEOD, Longford, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 12th Bn, Railhead, 1 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 April 1916. Killed in action, 23 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | First given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Harold. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McLEOD Horace Norman |