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MCLEOD, Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 829 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tangambalanga, Victoria, Australia, 23 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Tangambalanga, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College. Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 15 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 829, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 829, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother, 2630 Cpl. Duncan Albert McLeod 48th Battalion AIF, died of wounds 2 September 1916, aged 34.