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Alexander McLeod

In memory of:

Private Alexander McLeod

September 28, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

642726

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 14, 1879

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William McLeod, of Nottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 462 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 19.

Location:

Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Alexander McLeod– From a collage photo layout of members of A Company and the bugle band of the 157th Canadian Infantry Battalion.

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    Photo of Alexander McLeod – From a collage photo layout of members of A Company and the bugle band of the 157th Canadian Infantry Battalion.
  • Memorial– Pte. Alexander McLeod's name was included on The Collingwood Shipbuilding Company Ltd. 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour. He indicated on his military attestation that he was a blacksmith. This company was located in Collingwood, Ontario. Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.

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    Memorial – Pte. Alexander McLeod's name was included on The Collingwood Shipbuilding Company Ltd. 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour. He indicated on his military attestation that he was a blacksmith. This company was located in Collingwood, Ontario. Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.
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