[7] Born in Laurieston, McLeod grew up in Grangemouth and Stenhousemuir and was married with three daughters.

[3] In 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, McLeod was conscripted into the Royal Garrison Artillery.

[3] On 5 October 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele, McLeod was wounded in action, losing his right leg below the knee and part of his left foot.

[8][9][10] He died of wounds the following day at the 47th Casualty Clearing Station in Dozinghem, near Poperinge.

[2] Celtic This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a defender born in the 1880s, is a stub.