Regimental number | 2213 |
Place of birth | Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, Victoria |
Other Names | Francis Alexander |
School | Kangaroo Flat State School, Victoria |
Other training | Bendigo High School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 75 Merton Street, Albert Park, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Gregor, High Street, Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, 51st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 25), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Mary MCGREGOR, Kangaroo Flat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 6th Bn and reverted to the rank of Private, Anzac, 6 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916. Promoted Corporal, 15 January 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 17 February 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, Serapeum, 17 February 1916. Appointed Lance Sergeant, Tel el Kebir, 22 February 1916. Promoted Sergeant, Moascar, 11 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916; admitted to No 14 Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, leg); transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, abdomen). Died of wounds, No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 21 July 1916. Buried at Bailleul Cemetery by Reverend A Cooper, 22 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McGREGOR Alexander |