Regimental number | 63 |
Place of birth | Skye, Scotland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Manager and accountant |
Address | 31 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William A McLeod, Rest Beach, Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | Australian Army Pay Corps, 3rd Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Pay Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England Promoted Lance Sergeant, Cairo, 7 December 1915. Taken on strength, Australian Army Pay Corps, London, 8 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria for England, 11 May 1916. Promoted Warrant Officer Class I, 1 December 1916. Promoted 2nd Lt, 1 August 1917. Admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 1 July 1918 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty, 25 July 1918. Marched into Pay Office, Tidworth, 26 September 1918, and assumed duties of Paymaster, No 1 Command Depot, 27 September 1918. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 24 February 1919. Marched out to AIF Headquarters, London, 11 March 1919. To France as Finance Officer, 21 March 1919, to be Paymaster, 2nd Division, in the field, to 26 March 1919. On leave to Paris, 10 June 1919; disembarked Folkestone to report to AIF Headquarters, London, 19 June 1919. Granted leave with pay and subs, 6 August-31 October 1919(Non-Military Employment: importer, with Goodwood Carburettor Company, Kingston-on-Thames). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Konigen Luise', 18 December 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), Melbourne, 14 June 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MACLEOD Donald |