Item MACLEOD 1/1-2 - Memoir by Macleod, 'An Artillery officer in the First World War', [1965]

Unpublished memoir by Macleod, entitled 'An Artillery Officer in the First World War', notably his experiences in Ireland before the outbreak of war, including his participation in the Curragh incident, Mar 1914; the retreat from Mons and the Battle of Le Cateau, in which Macleod was wounded, Aug 1914; the Western Front, including the Battles of Neuve Chappelle, Mar 1915, second Ypres, Apr-May 1915, Festubert, May 1915, and Aubers Ridge, May 1915; service as Liaison Officer between 4 Army artillery and 4 Bde, Royal Flying Corps, Jul 1916-Mar 1917; his command of C Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, 241 Bde, Royal Field Artillery, at the third Battle of Ypres (Passchendale), Jul 1917, and Vimy Ridge, Apr 1917; service on the Asiago Plateau, Italy, Apr-Dec 1918; appendices including a speech on the 'Old Contemptibles' by Lt Col Sloane Stanley; a list of the officers of C Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, 241 Bde, Royal Field Artillery, at Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Italy; a list of officers of 15 Bde, Royal Field Artillery, lost during the retreat from Mons; extracts from letters from Macleod to his father on the subject of 'Art of war - elementary principles' and 'Offensive and defensive in war'. There are two typewritten copies of this memoir; the first, obviously an earlier copy, is annotated by Macleod, and the second contains maps and diagrams. 2 vols.