| Regimental number | 2081 |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| School | Public School, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Physical culture instructor |
| Address | North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Winifred McGregor, 30 Eden Street, North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Royal Navy in Scotland; 5 years in a military band. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 4), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Helen MCGREGOR; husband of Winifred BRETON (formerly MCGREGOR), 26A Myers Street, Sturt Street, Adelaide, South Australia. Native of Glasgow, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. Proceeded to 32nd Bn from 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916; taken on strength of 32nd Bn and reverts to Private, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, Ferry Post, 26 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Statement by Private D.L. Finey, 2028, on 10 June 1917, stated that saw Lance Corporal McGregor killed on 19 July 1916. Private McGregor now, 6 July 1917, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1910202, 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 2028 Pte D.W. FINEY, A Company, 32nd Bn, 28 December 1916: 'He says he saw the soldier killed at Fleurbaix on No Man's Land, was close beside him when he fell and could see he was dead.' Second statement, 2077 Pte L. MURCOTT, 32nd Bn, 3 May 1917: 'He was shot though the head just as he went over the top on July 19th against Fleurbaix. I did not seehim myself but I distinctly remember one of my mates telling me about him. It was not on the 20th as you say.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McGREGOR Peter
Red Cross file 1910202 |
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