MACGREGOR, John MacRae
| Service Number: | 2916 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Muzaffarpur, Bengal, India, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Windorah, Barcoo, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Grove Academy |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial,at Ypres [Ieper] Panel numbers 7-17-23-25-27-29-31 , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour.
Mother: Jessie Macgregor
Father: William Macgregor
Siblings:William, Roderick, Muriel & Archibald
He is remembered on the Grove Academy, Broughty Ferry, School Roll of Honour.
Date of enlistment: 17.11.1916
Place of enlistment: Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Roderick, John and Muriel all enrolled at Grove Academy in 1892, with the family recorded as residing at “Langlands Villas” Barnhill. The Family are also listed as also having lived at Gagie Mansion House, Murroes and in Carnoustie. The father, who was an Indigo Planter, died in Calcutta, India in 1907 and his mother and sister Muriel both died in Edinburgh, August 1914.
[The word indigo comes from the Latin for "Indian", as the dye was originally imported to Europe from India.]
Prior to John emigrating to Australia he worked as an apprentice Law Clerk. His Brother Roderick served as a Lieutenant in “D” Battery, 157th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and was awarded the Military Cross. He returned home safely.
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