. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. rdon High-landers, and later joined the Scottish Horse. InSeptember 1914 he enlisted in the 7th Seaforths,and after training in England, was sent out toFrance in May 1915. He was severely wounded,and was for some time in hospital at home. InOctober 1916 he was transferred to the 1stBattalion of his regiment, then in Mesopotamia,was present at the fighting at Sanna-i-yat, andtook part in General Maudes advance toSamarrah. It was in this campaign that he fell,being killed in action at Takrit, 5 November1917. Macleod never applied for a commission,al
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. rdon High-landers, and later joined the Scottish Horse. InSeptember 1914 he enlisted in the 7th Seaforths,and after training in England, was sent out toFrance in May 1915. He was severely wounded,and was for some time in hospital at home. InOctober 1916 he was transferred to the 1stBattalion of his regiment, then in Mesopotamia,was present at the fighting at Sanna-i-yat, andtook part in General Maudes advance toSamarrah. It was in this campaign that he fell,being killed in action at Takrit, 5 November1917. Macleod never applied for a commission,although well qualified to hold one. He wantedto belong to the rank and file, to take whateverwas going, and enjoy no advantage—evendeclining the supplement to his pay offered bythe Jedburgh School Board. On service, asin his student and teaching days, he was thesame honest, brave, unselfish friend and comradeand worker—-vivid and charming in speech, gayand full of humour, interested in men and inlife, unconventional in thought and outlook:. 75 IN MEMORIAM.
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