McLEOD, Angus Alexander
(Service number 52639)
| Aliases |
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| First Rank |
Private |
Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date |
1 May 1888 |
Place of Birth |
Christchurch |
Enlistment Information
| Date |
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Age |
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| Address at Enlistment |
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| Occupation |
Farmer |
| Previous Military Experience |
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| Marital Status |
Single |
| Next of Kin |
Murdo McLEOD (father), Thorndale, Methven |
| Religion |
Presbyterian |
| Medical Information |
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Military Service
| Served with |
NZ Armed Forces |
Served in |
Army |
| Military District |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship |
28th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company |
| Date |
24 July 1917 |
| Transport |
Waitemata |
| Embarked From |
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Destination |
Plymouth, Devon, England |
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| Last Unit Served With |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals |
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Death
| Date |
20 December 1947 |
Age |
59 years |
| Place of Death |
Ashburton |
| Cause |
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| Notices |
Ashburton Guardian, 22 December 1947 |
| Memorial or Cemetery |
Methven Cemetery |
| Memorial Reference |
Plot 13 |
| New Zealand Memorials |
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Biographical Notes
Angus Alexander McLeod was the eldest son of Murdo (Murdoch) and Abigail (Euphemia? née Gillanders) McLeod, both of whom hailed from Ross-shire, Scotland. Angus was born on 1 May 1888 at Christchurch. His father managed Double Hill Station at Methven for many years before purchasing a farm at Gapes Valley, near Geraldine. It was at Gaeps Valley that Angus received his early education, transferring to Geraldine in September 1897, when his father sold up at Gapes Valley. Angus did well at Gapes Valley School, receiving a prize in the Preparatory Class in February 1896 and one for Standard I in April 1897. The 1897 annual traet and distribution of prizes was one of the enjoyable and successful ever held. It was mentioned that the schoolwork compared very favourably with that of much larger schools and great credit was due to the sole teacher.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 September 2002]; NZ BDM Indexes [many years ago]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [many years ago]; Methven Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [many years ago], Methven Cemetery burial record (Ashburton District Council) [28 September 2020]; NZ Electoral Rolls [many years ago]; Temuka Leader, 20 February 1896, 13 April 1897, Ashburton Guardian, 24 April 1909, 5 September 1914, 27 September 1935, 22 December 1947, 22 January 1948, Press, 8 May 1909, 8 February 1917, 21 February 1920, 26 September 1935, Lyttelton Times, 8 May 1909, 12 April 1917, Sun, 5 November 1914, 8 February 1917, Star, 15 December 1916, Timaru Herald, 10 April 1917, New Zealand Times, 16 April 1918, Evening Post, 16 April 1918, 1 June 1918, Otago Daily Times, 13 September 1933 (Papers Past) [26 & 28 September 2020]
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