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William Angus McLEOD

Regimental number28971
Place of birthNewcastle New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHooker-on
Address4 Pilot Terrace, Sandhills, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, K McLeod, 4 Pilot Terrace, Sandhills, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameMedium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/129/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division TM
FateKilled in Action 29 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialYpres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 56), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Kenneth and Emily Jane MCLEOD, Hooker's Avenue, Laman Street, Cook's Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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