Private MURDO MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 12 Tong,
Son of Kenneth McLeod,
Service unit: 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Service number: 106446
Date of death: 4 December 1915 at the age of 22
Killed in action
Interred: Berks Cemetery extension, grave III. A. 58
Local memorial: Back
Date of birth: 19 November 1892
Trade: Labourer
Date of attestation: 22 December 1914 at Yorkton
Height: 5 ft 9½
Complexion: Ruddy
Eyes: Hazel brown
Hair: Brown
Religious denomination: Presbyterian
His brothers John, Angus, William and Alex all served in the war and survived. John, who lived at Guelph, Ontario, served with the Canadians, Angus with the Seaforths, William with the Ross Mountain Battery and Alex with the RNR.
The 1901 census shows the family as Kenneth (47) and Mary (39) with their daughter Jessie (13) and five sons John (11), Murdo (9), Angus (7), William (3) and Alexander (2).
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