William Robert MACLEOD

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MACLEOD, William Robert

Service Number:	208
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 208
4 Apr 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 208, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901.
27 Jul 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 208, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB Bk 2, p. 3, noted embarked for England aboard Harlech Castle on 28 Jun 1902, discharged 27 Jul 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

When William Robert MacLeod enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as J. H. McConnell, Cressbrook. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 3, it is noted he sailed from South Africa aboard Harlech Castle for England on 28 Jun 1902 and was discharged 27 Jul 1902 its assumed in England.

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