Regimental number | 8/763 |
Place of birth | Balclutha, Otago |
Address | Outram, Otago |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, James McLeod, Outram, Otago |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | West Taieri Cemetery (Block 29, Plot 45), Outram, Otago |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | James and Mary Jane McLeod, East Taieri, Otago. Born at Balclutha, Otago. Served at Gallipoli, 1915 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died of disease, New Zealand Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |