Private ANGUS MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 14 South Shawbost,
Son of Alexander MacLeod, of 14, South Shawbost, Stornoway, Scotland.
Service unit: 28th Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Service number: 73498
Date of death: 6 June 1916 at the age of 33
Killed in action
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 18 - 26 - 28
Local memorial: West Side, Bragar
Date of birth: 13 October 1889
Place of birth: Isle of Lewis
Height: 5 ft 6 in
Complexion: Ruddy
Eyes: Black
Hair: Auburn
Religion: Presbyterian
Trade / occupation: Sailor
Was drafted in at Prince Albert on 23 October 1914
Angus appears in the 1891 census at South Shawbost aged 7, the son of Alexander (38) and Isabella (35), brother of John (9) and Murdo (4), and grandson of Christina (80).
His brothers Kenneth and Murdo served in the RNR; his brother John was in the Seaforth Highlanders. These three survived the war.
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