Angus Cameron McLeod (11 January 1890 – 16 May 1917) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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in the Scottish League for

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Personal life

McLeod served in the Gordon Highlanders during the

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and was holding the rank of acting lance corporal when he was killed in

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on 16 May 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

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Scottish men's footballers 1917 deaths British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I 1890 births Gordon Highlanders soldiers Scottish Football League players Caledonian F.C. players Footballers from Inverness Men's association football forwards Aberdeen F.C. players Highland Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1890s-stub