Sergeant Douglas Lloyd McLeod

Sergeant Douglas Lloyd McLeod was born at Verdun on 28 February 1918. An office clerk with Dominion Textile, he enlisted at Montreal on 6 August 1940 and served with the 17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars, the 7th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment. He trained at Debert and went overseas in August 1941, qualifying as a driver-mechanic and motor instructor and rising to Sergeant. He landed in France on 15 July 1944 and was wounded by machine-gun fire on 16 August. After hospital treatment in Britain, he returned to his regiment in October and served in Northwest Europe, including Scheldt fighting. Repatriated in September 1945, he was discharged at Montreal South on 24 October. He received the 1939–45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with clasp and War Medal. Later husband of Elizabeth(Betty)Innes and father of Judy and Bruce, McLeod died at Hawkesbury General Hospital on 11 April 2000, aged 82. Interment was announced at Greenwood Cemetery, Vankleek Hill.

1918-02-28 — Born Douglas Lloyd McLeod. [Verdun, Quebec]
1924 — Tonsillectomy reported in personnel assessment.
1936 to 1940 — Worked at Dominion Textile Co. as office/order clerk and junior accountant; employer promised re-employment. [Montreal, Quebec]
1937 — Cyst removed according to personnel assessment.
1940-08 — Dental entry examination; copies give 14 or 16 August, good oral hygiene and prophylaxis required. [3rd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, Montreal, Quebec]
1940-08-02 — Entry examination: 5 feet 10 inches, 153 pounds, chest 37½ inches fully expanded with 2½-inch expansion; medical Category A.
1940-08-05 — Family declaration named parents Ross John and Gertrude McLeod at 4506 Harvard Avenue; no children or supported dependants. [Montreal, Quebec]
1940-08-06 — Attested Canadian Active Service Force as Trooper, D 3437, 3rd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment; no prior military service. [Montreal, Quebec]
1940-08-07 — Vaccination, tetanus toxoid and first TAB inoculation recorded; further TAB doses 13 and apparently 22 August. [3rd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, Montreal, Quebec]
1940-08-24 — Struck off 3rd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment for No. 4 District Depot; taken on strength 25 August. [Montreal, Quebec]
1940-11-11 — Further tetanus toxoid inoculation recorded. [Montreal, Quebec]
1940-11-21 — Transferred from No. 4 District Depot to DYRCH Barracks; taken on strength 3rd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment 22 November. [Montreal, Quebec]
1940-12-10 to 1940-12-17 — Dental restorations and prophylaxis recorded on several dates. [Montreal, Quebec]
1941-01-02 — Executed first wartime will, later returned after discharge.
1941-01-31 to 1941-02-07 — Dental X-rays, restorations and prophylaxis recorded. [Montreal, Quebec]
1941-02-11 — Ten days’ furlough granted. [17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars, Montreal, Quebec]
1941-02-26 — Departed for Debert Military Camp; arrived 27 February. [Debert, Nova Scotia]
1941-04-04 — Occupational history: order clerk at Dominion Textile; wished to return to employer, not farming. [Debert, Nova Scotia]
1941-04-15 to 1941-04-18 — Four days’ furlough. [Debert, Nova Scotia]
1941-05 — Medical re-examination apparently 5 May confirmed Category A. [Debert, Nova Scotia]
1941-07-15 — Appointed acting Lance Corporal. [17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars, Debert, Nova Scotia]
1941-07-16 — TAB inoculation recorded. [Debert, Nova Scotia]
1941-08-20 — Promoted Corporal. [17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars, Debert, Nova Scotia]
1941-08-23 — Embarked for overseas and struck off Canadian strength; overseas TOS 24 August. [Halifax, Nova Scotia]
1941-09 — Five days’ landing leave at Aldershot; copies give commencement 5 or 8 September. [Aldershot, United Kingdom]
1941-09-02 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom. [Glasgow, United Kingdom]
1941-11-21 to 1941-11-27 — Seven days’ privilege leave with free travel warrant. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1942-03-19 — Twisted right ankle after falling from curbstone during blackout. [United Kingdom]
1942-03-21 to 1942-03-24 — No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station treated right-ankle sprain; X-ray negative, discharged to light duty. [United Kingdom]
1942-04-30 — Privilege leave effective 30 April; interval recorded as 2–6 May on continuation. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1942-05-20 — Personnel assessment: carrier crew commander, photography hobby, tennis and hockey; wished to serve as RCAF air gunner. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1942-07-12 — Attached to Canadian Training School for NCO Driver and Mechanic (Wheeled) course No. 814, Serial 13. [United Kingdom]
1942-08 — Completed NCO Driver and Mechanic course, Q 2; return/attachment cessation dates differ between 1 and 12 August. [Canadian Training School, United Kingdom]
1942-08-11 to 1942-08-17 — Leave and ration allowance. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1942-11-11 — Upper-left premolar extracted in field dental treatment. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1942-11-26 — D. M. gas poisoning and shock during Battle Drill at Regimental Battle School; overnight sick-bay stay, well next day. [United Kingdom]
1942-12-01 — Medical assessment described gas-poisoning disability as trivial, unlikely to affect future efficiency. [Regimental Battle School, United Kingdom]
1942-12-04 — Commanding officer certified training injury occurred on duty without blame; map reference 744295, Sheet 134. [United Kingdom]
1942-12-16 — Appointed acting Lance Sergeant. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1942-12-23 to 1942-12-29 — Six days’ privilege leave with ration allowance. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-01-08 — Struck off 7th Recce for No. 1 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit; qualifying motor-instructor course with Infantry Driver and Mechanic School. [Keswick, United Kingdom]
1943-01-09 — Taken on strength No. 1 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit during course, retaining acting Lance Sergeant. [United Kingdom]
1943-02-03 — Completed CMHQ Course 305 A, Serial RK 9/CK 9, Q 2; ceased school attachment 4 February. [Infantry Driver and Mechanic School, United Kingdom]
1943-02-11 — Struck off No. 1 CACRU for 7th Recce; taken on strength 12 February. [United Kingdom]
1943-03 — Leave/allowance 2–9 March appears on pay continuation. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-03-16 — Became Lance Sergeant. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-04-02 — Seven days’ privilege leave. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-04-06 — Appointed acting Sergeant. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-04-12 — Executed second wartime will. [United Kingdom]
1943-05-21 — Lower-right molar extracted in field dental treatment. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-05-27 — Upper-right premolar extracted in field dental treatment. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-05-31 — TABT inoculation recorded. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-06 — Eleven days’ leave appears in order reported 2 June; effective day unreadable. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-06-08 — Father Ross John McLeod’s address changed to 5215 Trans-Island Avenue. [Montreal, Quebec]
1943-06-16 to 1943-06-18 — Dental restorations and upper-right molar extraction, treatment completed. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-07-16 — Confirmed Sergeant; repeated personnel and service records give 16 July. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-07-17 — Seven days’ privilege leave. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-08 — Privilege-leave entry appears 6–27 August, overlapping flame course; reported 31 August. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1943-08-08 to 1943-08-29 — Attached to No. 6 Wing, Canadian Training School, for flame course; returned and qualified Q 2 29 August. [United Kingdom]
1943-10-14 to 1943-10-20 — Ration/leave allowance recorded. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1944 — Served in Scheldt fighting east of Antwerp; discharge history associates worsening haemorrhoids with fighting in water. [Scheldt, east of Antwerp, Belgium]
1944-01-15 — Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp recorded. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1944-01-27 to 1944-02-02 — Leave allowance recorded. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, United Kingdom]
1944-06-14 — Father’s NOK address amended to 5554 Decelles Avenue, Building G, Apartment 3. [Montreal, Quebec]
1944-07-11 — Embarked from the United Kingdom for France.
1944-07-15 — Disembarked in France with 7th Reconnaissance Regiment.
1944-08-16 — Wounded by enemy machine-gun fire about 1600 while observing in a slit trench: right chest wall/axilla and right arm. [France]
1944-08-16 — Admitted through No. 12 Canadian Light Field Ambulance and No. 30 British General Hospital; tetanus toxoid 1915. [France]
1944-08-17 — Hospital note records wounds redressed and evacuation to Britain; X 3 casualty-list transfer dated 16/17 August. [France to United Kingdom]
1944-08-19 — Received at Botleys Park War Hospital, then transferred to No. 13 Canadian General Hospital the same day. [Chertsey, United Kingdom]
1944-08-19 — Treatment note records superficial right-arm foreign body for removal; undated annotation records bullet removed. [United Kingdom]
1944-08-21 — No. 13 Canadian General Hospital radiographs found no foreign body or bone injury. [United Kingdom]
1944-08-24 — Overseas casualty report recorded slightly wounded; London cable received 25 August. [London, United Kingdom]
1944-08-26 — Ottawa telegram notified father of slight wound in action, giving 17 August. [5554 Decelles Avenue, Montreal, Quebec]
1944-08-31 — Wounds healed and ready for duty; taken on strength No. 1 CACRU in service continuation. [United Kingdom]
1944-09-01 — Discharged from No. 13 Canadian General Hospital to No. 1 CACRU, ready for duty; seven days’ privilege leave. [United Kingdom]
1944-09-01 — Further telegram to father specified bullet wounds of right chest wall and right arm; delivery confirmed 2 September. [Montreal, Quebec]
1944-09-08 — No. 1 CACRU TOS from X 3 on another service form following hospital discharge. [United Kingdom]
1944-09-19 to 1944-09-28 — Nine days’ leave with ration allowance. [No. 1 CACRU, United Kingdom]
1944-10 — Transferred from No. 1 CACRU to X 4 reinforcement list; forms give 9 or 19 October, with TOS 20 October. [United Kingdom]
1944-10-04 — Published casualty list identified Sergeant slightly wounded and father Ross J. as NOK.
1944-10-20 — Embarked from Britain for Northwest Europe. [United Kingdom]
1944-10-21 — Disembarked in Belgium according to service continuation; another card says France.
1944-10-25 — Reinforcement continuation records transfer from 90 B. R. Battalion to 13 Battalion. [Northwest Europe]
1944-10-26 — Struck off reinforcement list to 7th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment; TOS 27 October. [Northwest Europe]
1944-11-07 to 1944-11-09 — Vincent’s angina dental treatment, not completed because moved from area. [17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars, Northwest Europe]
1945-06-07 to 1945-06-26 — Privilege leave in Britain; return recorded 26 June, nominal allowance duration eleven days. [United Kingdom]
1945-06-29 — Lower-right premolar extracted in field dental treatment. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, Northwest Europe]
1945-07 — Entitlement entries list 1939–45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal; Italy Star cancelled. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, Northwest Europe]
1945-07-09 to 1945-07-17 — Vincent’s infection treated; case dismissed and prophylaxis 17 July. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, Northwest Europe]
1945-07-31 to 1945-08-03 — Repeat Vincent’s infection treated and dismissed. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, Northwest Europe]
1945-08 — Returned from Northwest Europe to Britain for repatriation; cards differ between 6 and 16 August; attachment to No. 8 Repatriation Depot 7 or 17 August. [United Kingdom]
1945-08 — Ten days’ privilege leave at No. 8 Canadian Repatriation Depot; commencement 9 or 19 August differs. [United Kingdom]
1945-08-01 — Unit certified award-service particulars; entitlement certified by unit order 23 August. [7th Reconnaissance Regiment, Northwest Europe]
1945-08-06 — Struck off 7th Recce to 332 Canadian Depot, Military District 4; TOS 7 August. [Northwest Europe]
1945-08-31 — Personnel counselling: intended return to Dominion Textiles, preferably sales; cooperative and well spoken. [No. 8 Canadian Repatriation Depot, United Kingdom]
1945-09 — Four days’ privilege leave/ration allowance; copies give 2–5 September or beginning 3 September. [United Kingdom]
1945-09-08 — Ceased No. 8 Repatriation Depot attachment and struck off Canadian Army Overseas. [United Kingdom]
1945-09-09 — Taken on strength No. 4 District Depot after repatriation. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1945-09-19 to 1945-10-23 — Disembarkation leave with ration allowance; one card ends 22 October. [No. 4 District Depot, Montreal South, Quebec]
1945-10-02 — Release medical proceedings initiated. [No. 4 District Depot, Montreal South, Quebec]
1945-10-23 — Release examination noted bleeding haemorrhoids; wounds healed without disability; referral for Veterans Affairs surgical treatment. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1945-10-23 — Dental requirements: three amalgam restorations, one synthetic-porcelain restoration and prophylaxis. [No. 24 Dental Company, Clinic 36, Montreal South, Quebec]
1945-10-23 — Counselling recommended return to Dominion Textile in better administrative office work, with sales as alternative. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1945-10-24 — Discharged as Sergeant on demobilization, CARO 1029(5); $100 clothing allowance, thirty days’ pay and General Service War Service Badge 355947. [No. 4 District Depot, Montreal South, Quebec]
1945-10-26 — District depot sent discharge memorandum confirming 24 October release and 5215 Trans-Island Avenue address. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1945-11-27 — Army Records returned military wills of 2 January 1941 and 12 April 1943. [5215 Trans-Island Avenue, Montreal, Quebec]
1945-12-19 — Benefits calculation certified 1, 906 qualifying days, including 1, 479 overseas; no non-qualifying days. [Military District No. 4]
1946-01-04 — War Service Gratuity $1, 037.43 payable without deductions; initial$188.64 and nine$94.31 instalments. [5215 Trans-Island Avenue, Montreal, Quebec]
1950-02-06 — Campaign-medal dispatch recorded.
2000-04-11 — Died at Hawkesbury General Hospital after a year battling cancer, in his 83rd year. [Hawkesbury, Ontario]
2000-04-15 — Memorial service announced at Hillcrest Funeral Home, 151 Bond Street; interment at Greenwood Cemetery. [Vankleek Hill, Ontario]