MCLEOD, William Angus
| Service Number: | 28971 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Sandhills, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , 28 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sandhills Lake, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hooker-on |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 56 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Newcastle (Gardner Memorial) War Memorial, Newcastle East Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 28971, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 28971, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 28971, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 28971, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Bullecourt (Second), SW right arm | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 28971, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 28971 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Division Trench Mortars awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery, not forgotten.
104 years ago today, on the 29th October 1917, Gunner William Angus McLeod, (also known as Scotchy), 2nd Australian Division Trench Mortar Battery (Reg No-28971), hooker-on of cranes from 4 Pilot Terrace, Sandhills, Newcastle, New South Wales, was Killed in Action at the 2nd Battle of Passchendaele during the Passchendaele Campaign, age 24.
Born at Sandhills, Newcastle, New South Wales on the 28th March 1893 to Kenneth (died 1948) and Emily Jane (died 1936) McLeod of Hooker Avenue, Cooks Hill, New South Wales, Scotchy enlisted May 1916 with the Medium Trench Mortar Batteries at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Admitted to hospital 2.6.1917 (impetigo).
Mr. McLeod is resting at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium. Plot I Row I Grave 56. Many thanks to Eddy Lin for the photos of headstone.
Scotchy’s name has been inscribed on the Gardner Memorial (photos, unveiled on the 16th September 1916, 15 names originally inscribed of the Fallen, 73 names now inscribed), St. Phillip's Presbyterian Church (Newcastle) Roll of Honour, Newcastle East Public School Roll of Honour, Newcastle Protestant Alliance, Friendly Society of Australia, Lodge No-7 Roll of Honor and the NSW Govt Railways and Tramways Roll of Honour, 1914-1919.
There is no memorial inscription on the family headstone plaque to tell us of the supreme sacrifice of their son William, and being unable to erect a memorial cross, I have placed poppies in remembrance of his service for God, King & Country during The Great War.
Many thanks to Mr. McLeod's Great Nephew Jeff Andy Robinson for the photos and family history.
Lest We Forget.
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