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MCLEOD, Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 849 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dornoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland, November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Memorials: | Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 849, 12th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 849, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 849, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 9 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 849, 12th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW buttock | |
| 16 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 849, 12th Infantry Battalion, GSW right thigh and head | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Broodseinde Ridge, In operations near Hooge East of Ypres between 1-8th October 1917, Capt McLeod commanded A Coy with the highest qualities of leadership, courage and devotion to duty encouraging his men. | |
| 24 Oct 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 16 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 849, 12th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Western Australian virtual Miners Museum
https://www.wavmm.com/listing/don-mcleod/
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