Sergeant MALCOLM MACLEOD
Date of birth: 15 September 1889
Place of birth: Isle of Lewis
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Complexion: Dark
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Religion: Presbyterian
Trade / occupation: Carpenter
Last address in Lewis: Stornoway
Not married
Next of kin: John Macleod, Father, of Stornoway
Military unit: 42nd
Service number: 1235
Volunteered at Toronto on 7 December 1914
Date of death: 12 August 1918 at the age of 28
Cause of death: Killed in action at the battle of Amiens
Memorial: Vimy Memorial
Went overseas with the 2nd Contingent as a member of the Railway Supply Details and subsequently served in France with the 3rd Divisional Train. Later, he transferred to the 42nd Battalion and took a voluntary reduction in rank to Pte.
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