Pte
Neil Bailiff McLeod
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 01/02/1884 |
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Place of birth: Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Carpenter |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 177245 |
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Enlistment date: 25/10/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 1st Bn. (Ontario Regiment) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 09/07/1916 |
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Place of death: Maple Copse, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 32 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10 - 26 - 28. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Killed during a very heavy enemy bombardment of the trenches, South East of Zillebeke.
Sources 2
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7091 - 6). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Sources used |
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War diaries: 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4918, Microfilm reel number: T-10704, File number: 350). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1594317 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=5117131b-d030-4f55-8509-2b78e94d909d |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5634672 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1594317 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1594317/ |