| Accession Number | P07443.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 736 Private (Pte) Alexander Mcleod, 4th Battalion of Tamworth, NSW. A printer ...
Description
Studio portrait of 736 Private (Pte) Alexander Mcleod, 4th Battalion of Tamworth, NSW. A printer prior to enlistment on 29 August 1914, Pte McLeod embarked aboard HMAT Euripides (A14) on 20 October 1914. He suffered gun shot wounds to the back and neck at Gallipoli on 8 August 1915, and was evacuated to England in September before being invalided to Australia aboard HMAT Themistocles on 8 May 1916. His eldest brother, 857 Pte Malcolm MacLeod, (alias Norman Cameron) died of wounds following the landings at Gallipoli; a younger brother 1211 Pte Donald MacLeod died of wounds in Belgium in 1917. The youngest brother 2875 Pte Hector Gordon McLeod was discharged in 1919.