Alexander Donald McLEOD

Regimental number13/209
Date of birth17 September 1891
Place of birthWhangarei
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWhangarei
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 9"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinFather, D X McLeod, Whangarei
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWhangarei
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Donald and Mary McLeod, Whau Valley, Whangarei, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Court of Enquiry, Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 31 October 1915, concluded: 'Previously reported missing, now reasonable to suppose dead at Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.'

War service: 363 days (of which 297 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10926247