Search results Next record Previous record Māori John Arthur Howard McLeod Born 27 July 1876 - Died 29 January 1960 PDF Key details Service number2384 AWMM 5440 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Zeerust Cup, front (Auckland War Memorial Museum 0337) - No known copyright restrictions - No known … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Arthur Howard AWMM SurnameMcLeod AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number2384 AWMM 5440 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth27 July 1876 Noel Smith Research Project Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMiss Ada McLeod (sister), Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number2384 AWMM 5440 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Rhodesian Field Force Artillery AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa Engineer/Military AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Maori AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen), 11 Company (Auckland Section) AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen) AWMM Pre WW1 Vessel was Surrey AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 8th Contingent, North Island Regiment, D Squadron AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 8th Contingent AWMM Pre WW1 Sergeant AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Movements: Ottoshoop 16-20/8/1900 [action] en route to ZeerustMovements: Kaffir Kraal 24/10/1900 [action]Movements: Venetersdoorp : 28/12/1900 - 23/1/1901Movements: Cyferfontein : Jan 1901-6/3/1901Movements: VentersdorpMovements: Wildfontein 24/3/1901 [action]Member of the The Zeerust Cup Match, won by the “Right Section New Zealand Battery” in May 1901 while on active service in South Africa, was possibly New Zealand’s first representative rugby league match. A letter presented with the trophy noted that it was a token of friendship intended to remind the team of the happy days passed amongst the Zeerust folks.The Zeerust Cup, a silver cup, is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum and was loaned to the Rugby Museum, Palmerston North c2011.Returned to NZ Left South Africa on 12/6/1901 aboard SS Tagus (with 4th Contingent).Joined 8 Contingent , D Squadron with the rank of Sergeant (service number 5440). 5th Contingent in South Africa: Arrival South Africa. Volunteers from No 11 Company (Auckland) became 1st NZ Battery, Rhodesian Field Artillery. Rest of contingent were re-organised into A, B, C & D Squadrons in South Africa. C Squadron split from the rest & joined the Kimberley flying column, based in Kimberley. A, B & D Squadrons joined the 2nd Brigade Rhodesian Field Force on 14/8/1900.Photo: Te Awamutu Museum ref: 516 / R23:5 of the 1st New Zealand 15-pounder Field Artillery Football Team, 1902Father was named William Owen Mcleod. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death29 January 1960 Noel Smith Research Project Age 84 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryPurewa Cemetery AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Arthur Howard McLeod by laying a poppy. John Alexander McLeod John Angus McLeod John Arthur Howard McLeod John Blomfield McLeod John Charles McLeod Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Arthur Howard McLeod Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference DocumentsStowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z. AWMM Hall, D.O.W. (c1949). The New Zealanders in South Africa 1899-1902. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs. AWMM This record as partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
