MCLEOD, Malcolm
| Service Number: | 857 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 26 October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Longreach, Longreach, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Tamworth Public School |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Alexandria, Egypt, 20 May 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave No. 139 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longreach War Memorial, Tamworth Uniting Church Private Malcom McLeod Memorial Plaque |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 857, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 857, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 857, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 857, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 857, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (hip) | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 857, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
Private Norman Cameron was born, MALCOLM McLEOD, and for some unknown reason chose to use the alias Norman Cameron when enlisting for service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).
'PRIVATE M. McLEOD DANGEROUSLY ILL.
Mrs. C. Plummer of Tamworth, has received a wire from the Defence Department stating that her brother Private Malcolm McLeod, who is with the forces at the Dardanelles, is dangerously ill. His relatives will be notified on receipt of further particulars. Private McLeod, who is well-known in Tamworth, had been five or six years in Queensland prior to enlisting.' from The Tamworth Daily Observer 25 May 1915 (nla.gov.au)
'CENTRAL QUEENSLANDERS.
KILLED, WOUNDED, OR MISSING.
Private Norman Cameron, who died of wounds, volunteered from Longreach. He was a single man, twenty-six years of age. and followed the occupation of stockman. He had served in the First Light Horse and the Rifle Club. His next-of-kin is Mrs. C. Plumer, Tamworth, New South Wales.' from The Capricornian 12 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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