Regimental number | 4056 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Broke Public School; East Maitland Boys High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Broke, via Singleton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, G McGregor, Broke, via Singleton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. Served in the Militia Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Maitland branch, 28 May 1914. Transferred to port Macquarie branch, July 1914; to Quirindi branch, April 1915. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 37 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Ada MCGREGOR, Broke, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Taken prisoner of war, Bapaume, March 1917. Shot while attempting to escape rather than give in to German demands that he point out allied strong positions. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 269. |