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Aug 17, 1886
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Born in Port Morien, Nova Scotia to Malcolm and
Margaret (nee MacAulay) McLeod
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Oct 15, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
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Mar 25, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, NSR (Nova Scotia Regiment) under the MSA in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Number 3181264
Ø Next of kin given as Miss
Margaret McLeod, sister, Box 156 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Ø Previous occupation given as
Railway Police
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the 4th
Regimental Draft
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Apr 15, 1918
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The 4th Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 28, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and transferred
to the 17th Reserve Battalion.
The men were attached to the Segregation Camp at Frensham Pond to
ensure there were no cases of Influenza
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Jun 6, 1918
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Released from the segregation camp and reported
to the 17th Reserve Battalion in Bramshott
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Sep 19, 1918
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Transferred to the 85th Battalion
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Sep 21, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 85th
Battalion
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Sep 25, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC (Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 30, 1918
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While still at the reinforcement camp, and before
he could join the 85th Battalion at the front, he was transferred
to the 21st Battalion
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Oct 3, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
McLeod joined the 21st Battalion on the approach to the Hindenburg
Line, west of Cambrai, France as part of a draft of 156 reinforcements and
was posted to “B” Company.
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg
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Jan 18, 1919
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Transferred to the NSRD (Nova Scotia Regimental
Depot) in Ripon, England as a Coal Miner and posted to “B” Company
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Feb 19, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 6 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Feb 28, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 9 Canadian General Hospital
in Kinmel Park with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Mar 5, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Mar 30, 1919
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Embarked the SS Saturnia in Glasgow, Scotland
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Apr 10, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Halifax, Nova Scotia where he was Taken On Strength Military
District No. 6 Casualty Company
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Apr 14, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 147149
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 156, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
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Oct 29, 1919
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Married Mary MacDonald in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
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Jul 18, 1978
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Angus McLeod died and was buried in the Greenwood
Cemetery, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
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