Ken MacLeod (Australian footballer)

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Ken MacLeod
MacLeod in 1910
Personal information
Full name James Kenneth MacLeod[1]
Date of birth (1890-08-18)18 August 1890
Place of birth Warrnambool, Victoria
Date of death 8 April 1940(1940-04-08) (aged 49)
Place of death HMS Glowworm, Norwegian Sea
Original team(s) Hawthorn College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910–13 University 54 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Kenneth MacLeod (18 August 1890 – 8 April 1940) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Family[edit]

The son of James MacLeod (1859-1938),[3] and Hughina Walker MacLeod (1860-1920), née McCallum, James Kenneth MacLeod was born at Warrnambool, Victoria on 18 August 1890.

He married Freda May Potter in 1922.

Education[edit]

MacLeod was educated at the Hawthorn College, and at the University of Melbourne.[4][5]

B.Mech.E.[edit]

While studying mechanical engineering at the University of Melbourne, he gained a "blue" in football.

His degree, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (B.Mech.E.) was conferred upon him, in absentia, on 23 December 1919.[6]

Football[edit]

He played 54 games and scored 33 goals over four seasons (1910 to 1913) with Melbourne University Football Club in the VFL.

"A rover, McLeod (sic) was regarded as a tremendous goal-sneak and undoubtedly was one of the Students' most accomplished players.[7]

Military service[edit]

He served in the Australian Navy in World War I,[8] and later moved to England.[9]

In World War II he worked for the British war office, before he got a commission in the Royal Navy.[9]

Death[edit]

He was killed in the sinking of HMS Glowworm (H92) in the Norwegian Sea on 8 April 1940.[9]

Although initially "presumed killed in action", a note on his service record (dated 1 May 1940) reports: "Not included in published list of "Glowworm" casualties Admiralty having unconfirmed report that he may be prisoner of war." A further note (dated 6 October 1942) reports: "Death on April 8th 1940 now presumed."

He has no known grave. He is commemorated at the Plymouth Naval Memorial.[10]

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "Roll of Honour: James Kenneth Macleod". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
  3. ^ Deaths: MacLeod, The Argus, (Monday, 20 June 1938), p.8.
  4. ^ Roll of Service Overseas 1914–1918: Roll of the Returned: MacLeod, James Kenneth 1910, The University of Melbourne Record of Active Service of Teachers, Graduates, Undergraduates, Officers and Servants in the European War, 1914–1918, University of Melbourne, (Melbourne), 1926, p.191.
  5. ^ The operation of the Hawthorn College, a private institution founded by George Swinburne, MLA in 1908 — also known as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College, Glenferrie — was taken over by the State government in 1913, and the institution was renamed the Swinburne Technical College: Technical Education: The Hawthorn College: State Control, The Herald, (Tuesday, 29 October 1912), p.1.
  6. ^ Conferring of Degrees, The Herald, (Tuesday, 23 December 1919), p.6.
  7. ^ Main & Allen (2002), p.294.
  8. ^ Promotions and Transfers, The Argus, (Monday, 20 March 1916), p.7.
  9. ^ a b c ""GOLIATH" RAMMED". The West Australian. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 12 July 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  10. ^ Engineering Lieutenant Commander James Kenneth Macleod, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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External links[edit]

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