William Donald Glenroy MCGREGOR

MCGREGOR, William Donald Glenroy

Service Number: 482
Enlisted: 22 May 1916, Cairns, Qld.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Machine Gun Company
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 July 1893
Home Town: Croydon, Croydon, Queensland
Schooling: State School Brisbane, The Southport School, Queensland
Occupation: Bank Accountant.
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial
Section XXII, Row B, Site 12.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Croydon War Memorial, The Southport School Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

22 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 482, 12th Machine Gun Company, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
22 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 482, 12th Machine Gun Company, Cairns, Qld.
26 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 482, 12th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
26 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 482, 12th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

William Donald Glenroy McGregor.

WILLIAM DONALD GLENROY McGREGOR, son of Mr. William McGregor, Postal Inspector, G.P.O., Brisbane, and Mrs. Mary McGregor, was born at South Brisbane on 20th July, 1893. He was educated at Private and State Schools, Brisbane, and also the High School at Southport.

He entered the service of the Bank at South Brisbane on 2nd December, 1909. His subsequent transfers were to Brisbane in 1910, Charters Towers in 1912, Irvinebank in 1913, and Croydon in 1914.

He enlisted in May, 1916, and proceeded to France to join the 12th Machine Gun Company. He was still with this Company during the attack on Passchendaele Ridge on 13th October, 1917, and during the engagement was killed instantaneously by an enemy shell.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

WILLIAM DONALD GLENROY McGREGOR, son of Mr. William McGregor, Postal Inspector, G.P.O., Brisbane, and Mrs. Mary McGregor, was born at South Brisbane on 20th July, 1893. He was educated at Private and State Schools, Brisbane, and also the High School at Southport.

He entered the service of the Bank at South Brisbane on 2nd December, 1909. His subsequent transfers were to Brisbane in 1910, Charters Towers in 1912, Irvinebank in 1913, and Croydon in 1914.

He enlisted in May, 1916, and proceeded to France to join the 12th Machine Gun Company. He was still with this Company during the attack on Passchendaele Ridge on 13th October, 1917, and during the engagement was killed instantaneously by an enemy shell.

Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour

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