Regimental number | 178 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Largs Bay, South Australia |
School | Public School and School of Mines, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Kanowna Road, Largs Bay, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Frances McLeod, Kanowna Road, Largs Bay, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Naval Cadets (Voluntary). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Able Bodied Driver |
Unit name | 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | MIS34.12.1.RANBT1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Fitter |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'A lover of sport - rowing, yatching, lacrosse, stroke of Torrens Rowing Club, Adelaide.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 4), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Frances Tate MCLEOD, Kanowna Road, Largs Bay, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McLEOD Keith Douglas |