MCLEOD, Hector John
| Service Number: | 3273 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockdale, New South Wales , Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rockdale Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber, NSW Railways |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3273, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3273, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3273, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Hector's older brother 3121 Corporal William Edward McLeod 53rd Battalion was also killed in action 19 July, 1916. Age 29.
Hector was born in Rockdale NSW, and then attended school at Rockdale and Kogarah NSW. He was a plumber working with the NSW Railways, living in Hurlstone Park and 19 years and 7 months when he enlisted in September 1915. He was quite 21 years old when he was killed. He had embarked with the 17th Battalion, 7th reinforcements, and transferred to the 55th Battalion in March 1916. He is buried in Anzac Cemetery Sailly-Sur-La-Lys II. I. 4.
A witness stated he “saw him killed by a shell during the advance; he was only 20 yards away.” Another said “I saw his grave at Sailly two or three days after the battle, there was a cross with his name on it.” He was buried by the Rev.W.M. Holliday of the 56th Battalion.