Records Of The Men Of Lochbroom | 002 PTE DONALD MACLEOD

2 - RECORDS OF THE MEN OF LOCHBROOM

1914.

5896. PTE DONALD MACLEOD,

2nd Bn. Scots Guards.

Aged 31.

Son of the late Mr. Alexander Maclean, Coast, Inverasdale, Poolewe, and
Mrs. Maclean, The Gardens, Leckmelm.

Enlisted in the Scots Guards	1904
Upon transfer to Reserve joined the Metropolitan Police.	-
Mobilized	August, 1914

His Commanding Officer wrote of him:- “I am told that he did very well in the Company, setting an excellent example, and performing his duty up to the time that he was last seen.”

Had two brothers serving –

L.-Cpl. Roderick Maclean, 2nd Camerons. Killed, 1916
John Maclean, N.Z.I.F.

“So this man also died after this manner, leaving his death, for an ensample of nobleness and a memorial of virtue, not only to the young but also to the great body of his nation.” – 2 Maccabees vi. 31 (Revised Version).

Official information

Official record (CWGC)

Cemetery / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate, France

Grave: Panel 11

Location and Map (CWGC)

Local Memorial: Ullapool, Left Panel, 8th from the top

additional information

Official records state his date of death as being the 28th of October 1914 (not 26th as stated above).

Family information

The connection with the Parish today is not known.

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