Cemetery: Winnipeg (Old Kildonan) Presbyterian Cemetery

Country: Canada

Area: Manitoba

Rank: Lieutenant

Force: Royal Air Force

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Country of Service: British

Details: Died of influenza 6th November 1918. Age 19. Son of Dr. A. N. McLeod and Margaret Lillian McLeod of 491 River Avenue Winnipeg. 238 An extract from the "London Gazette dated 1st May, 1918, records the following:-Whilst flying with his observer (Lt. A. W. Hammond M.C.) attacking hostile formations by bombs and machine-gun fire he was assailed at a height of 5000 feet by eight enemy triplanes which dived at him from all directions firing from their front guns. By skilful manoeuvring he enabled his observer to fire bursts at each machine in turn shooting three of them down out of control. By this time Lt. McLeod had received five wounds and whilst continuing the engagement a bullet penetrated his petrol tank and set the machine on fire. He then climbed out on to the left bottom plane controlling his machine from the side of the fuselage and by side-slipping steeply kept the flames to one side thus enabling the observer to continue firing until the ground was reached. V C

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