Records Of The Men Of Lochbroom | 019 RODERICK M'LEOD

19 - RECORDS OF THE MEN OF LOCHBROOM

1915

PTE. RODERICK M'LEOD, 8th Black Watch.

Aged 19

Footman. Grandson of the late Mr. Thomas M'Leod, Leckmelm.

Enlisted in the 8th Black Watch	Nov. 1914.
Killed in action at the battle of Loos	25th Sept. 1915.

“Dear lad – we can never forget you

Who went with the willing men,

When the cry for the best came ringing

Along by the moor and glen.

Your dust is asleep in Flanders,

Because your heart was true,

So we light our lamp in the gloaming,

And silently think of you.” – Lachlan M’Lean Watt.

Official information

Official record (CWGC)

Cemetery / Memorial: Loos Memorial, France

Grave: Panel 78 and 83

Location and Map (CWGC)

Local Memorial:Ullapool, Right Panel, 16th from the top

additional information

Official records state his Regiment as being the Royal Highlanders, his date of death being the 27th of September 1915 and not the 25th. His service number is 3352.

Family information

The connection with the Parish today is not known.

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