MCGREGOR, William Donald Glenroy
| Service Number: | 482 |
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| 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, Southport High School |
| 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 |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 482, 12th Machine Gun Company, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 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.
Submitted 21 June 2021 by Lynette Turner
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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