MCLEOD, William
| Service Number: | 3422 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caralulup, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Tara, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Caralulup State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Talbot Caralulup State School Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3422, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3422, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3422, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3422, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3422 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William McLeod was one of four sons of Peter and Susan McLeod of Caralulup, Victoria who enlisted in the AIF.
William and his brother Duncan McLeod both enlisted in Queensland on the same day, 29 July 1915. They were living and working at Tara, in the Darling Downs of Queensland. William married to Helena Ruby Graham only a month before he embarked for overseas.
He and his brother Duncan both transferred to the 49th Battalion from the 9th Battalion during February 1916. William was killed in action during the last attack by the Australians on the formidable Mouquet Farm strongpoint during September 1916. Duncan was badly wounded during the same battle and evacuated to England.
William’s three brothers all returned to Australia during 1919.
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