| Ken MacLeod | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 MacLeod in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Kenneth MacLeod[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrnambool, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 8 April 1940 (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]- ^ "Roll of Honour: James Kenneth Macleod". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ Deaths: MacLeod, The Argus, (Monday, 20 June 1938), p.8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Conferring of Degrees, The Herald, (Tuesday, 23 December 1919), p.6.
- ^ Main & Allen (2002), p.294.
- ^ Promotions and Transfers, The Argus, (Monday, 20 March 1916), p.7.
- ^ a b c ""GOLIATH" RAMMED". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 12 July 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 19 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Engineering Lieutenant Commander James Kenneth Macleod, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "McLeod (sic), Ken", pp. 294–295 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
- Service Record: James Kenneth MacLeod (d.o.b. 18 August 1890), National Archives of Australia.
- Roll of Honour: Engineering Lieutenant Commander James Kenneth Macleod, Australian War Memorial.
External links
[edit]- Ken MacLeod's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ken MacLeod at AustralianFootball.com
- Ken MacLeod, at Boyles Football Photos.