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Duncan Stephen McLEOD

Regimental number1424
Place of birthWest Maitland, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mrs Watson, Queen Street, Lorne, West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6.5"
Weight122 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S F McLeod, c/o Mrs Watson, Queen Street, Lorne, West Maitland, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Cadets.
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Place of enlistmentMoree, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date9 August 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board Ht 'Persic', 21 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit: appendicitis; defective action of the heart), 9 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death8 April 1930
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, McLEOD Duncan Stephen

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