William Earnest McLEOD

Regimental number36836
Place of birthAustralia
True NameWilliam Ernest
OccupationBricklayer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabel McLeod, Bush Road, Mosgiel
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 6), Colincamps, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Isabella McLeod, Mosgiel
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 20