Name
Alfred Joseph McLeod
Born
1914-10-10
Birth Place
Died
1944-01-17
Death Place
Ortona Salient
Death
Killed in Action
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
A11527
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Company
B-Company
Enlisted
Stratford, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1939-09-28
Notes
Alfred Joseph was the son of WWI veteran, John M. McLeod, and one of seven siblings who served in the Second World War. He and his brother, John Joseph, were killed overseas. Two other brothers, Charles Donald and Malcolm John, were wounded. Two more brothers and a sister, Max, Reginald and Daisy, also served in the Canadian Army. In 1972 Mrs. Mary McLeod was selected as the Silver Cross Mother of the year and laid the wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.Sources & Links
- a) Gaffen, Fred. “Forgotten Soldiers.” Penticton, B.C., Theytus Books Ltd., 1985. Print- b) “Chippewas of Nawash – Salute to their Veterans”, The Sun Times, 10 November 2012
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave