Oswald Samuel MCLEOD

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Service Number:	1158
Enlisted:	29 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Elmore, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Mont Kemal, France, 18 April 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canterbury State School No 3572 Honour Roll, Northcote Prince of Wales Methodist Church Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

29 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1158, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1158, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1158, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
7 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, In the field
18 Apr 1918:	Involvement Trooper, 1158, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1158 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-04-18

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Son of George Frederick and Elizabeth de-Rippe McLeod of 314 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Senior Cadets for 2 years