A Soldier Family

(Left).—Capta'.n K. K. Macleod, .Seaforths,
awarded M.C. (severely wounded).
(Standing) —Major Norman G. M. Macleod, 90th Winnipeg
Rifles, awarded Military Cross ; killed
between 24th and 27th .Sept., 1916
(Right)—Major Donald Macleod.

MAJOR DONALD MACLEOD, elder son of the late Mr Norman Macleod, Kerskader, enlisted in the Army Service Corps on 21st March, 1885. He was promoted Warrant Officer in 1899, and to commissioned rank in 1909, and to the rank of Major in 1918. Major Macleod was on active service in South Africa during the Boer War, and subsequently served eighteen months there on foreign service.

Captain Kenneth Kennedy Macleod, M.C.. half brother of Major Macleod, above, was born in 1873. He joined the 1st Seaforth Highlanders on 6th April, 1892, and was promoted Lance-Corporal before the end of the same year. He was promoted Corporal in 1894; Sergt., 1897 ; Colour-Sergeant, 1901 ; Warrant Officer, 1911 ; Lieutenant and Quartermaster on 24th August, 1914 ; and Captain (commanding a Company) on 10th October, 1914. Captain Macleod served in Crete during the disturbance of 1897-1898, and afterwards was five years in Egypt. He was through the Sudan Campaign of 1898, and took part in the storming of the Zareba on the Atbara, After a year's service in India he returned home in 1904 and joined the Permanent Staff of the 3rd Seaforth Highlanders, on which he served till the outbreak of war in August, 1914, when he was promoted Lieutenant and Quartermaster to the 7th Seaforths. He commanded B Company of the 7th Seaforths in the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 25th September, 1915, leading his men with conspicuous gallantry. Wounded above the left elbow by a bullet which passed through the arm and entered above the left hip (where it is still lodged), he continued to lead his men until struck down by a rifle bullet which passed through his head, entering an inch behind the right eye, and coming out a little lower on the left side. He lay out in the rain for twelve hours before he was accidentally found by two Camerons, who carried him to the dressing station. For his gallantry and devotion to duty on this occasion he was awarded the Military Cross. Very early in his military career he proved himself a master marksman, putting up the highest score on record in his recruit's course. He held the Championship of Egypt and the Mediterranean in 1901, and afterwards won many important competitions in India and at home. He held the Scottish Army Championship in 1912, and was the best shot in the 7th Seaforths at Borden in 1915. He acted as a sniper in France, using the telescopic-sighted rifle with great effect, to the annoyance of the Bosches. His shooting trophies comprise six gold and two silver medals, besides spoons and cups. He was not only considered one of the best shots, but also one of the best instructors in the British Army, although not a great believer in the "pace stick." His decorations are—the British Sudan Medal, with clasp ; the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, the King George Coronation Medal, and the Military Cross.

Major Norman George Morrison Macleod, son of Major Donald Macleod, above, was born at Stornoway in July, 1891. After a few years in the Education Department of the Civil Service he joined the 1st Gordon Highlanders as a private on 9th September, 1909. On the 9th December, 1912, he was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant to the 2nd South Lancashire Regiment, but resigned his commission on 9th July, 1913, to enter on a commercial career in Canada. On the outbreak of war in August, 1914, he mobilised as Lieutenant with the 90th Winnipeg Rifles, with whom he proceeded to France in February, 1915, and was promoted Captain on 24th April. For his conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the fighting of 24th April, 1915, and for carrying important messages out of the trenches in daylight, Lieut. Macleod was awarded the Military Cross and appointed Captain. On the 24th April, when the Germans, under a cloud of poisonous gases, attacked and broke the Allied lines, Captain Macleod with his platoon seized and occupied a piece of trench from which the battalion on their left had been driven. This trench was of the utmost importance, being on the extreme left of the unbroken portion of the British line. As soon as Captain Macleod's platoon had fought their way sufficiently far down the trench to adequately protect the battalion's flank, they erected a barricade between themselves and the Germans, who still occupied a portion of the trench. They held the position tenaciously for eleven hours till definitely ordered to retire. This gallant soldier, who later was appointed Major, was killed in the fighting between 24th and 27th September, 1916, aged 25 years.