MCLEOD, Angus
| Service Number: | 956 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Little River, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Warburton, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HS Rewa), 7 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Warburton RSL Gallipoli Memorial, Werribee Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 956, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 956, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne | |
| 7 Oct 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 956, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 956 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-10-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Private McLeod arrived at Anzac Cove on 5 August 1915, and joined the 4th Light Horse at Ryrie’s Post. His campaign there lasted almost two months, until 6 October 1915, when he received a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The 4th Light Horse at that time were under heavy bombardment, based in Leane’s Trench.
He was evacuated to the Hospital Ship Rewa, which was stationed off shore, but he succumbed to his wounds on the following day, 7 October 1915. His body was then buried at sea, four miles off shore, and a service was conducted by the Reverend B. Heelan.
His older half-brother 2196 Pte. John (Jack) McLeod 7th Battalion AIF, died of wounds 18 April 1918, age 41.
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