MCGREGOR, Eric James
| Service Number: | 5941 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boggabri, NSW, 19 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Boggabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The Armidale School |
| Occupation: | Stock and Station Agent |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Armidale School War Memorial Gates, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boggabri War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5941, 18th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5941, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5941, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Duncan and Margaret MCGREGOR, Boggabri, New South Wales
From Boggabri.
At TAS 1 ½ years from Feb. 1908 to June 1909
Enlisted at Boggabri on 21.6.1916
Served in the 18th Battalion AIF as a Private in the Lewis Gun Section.
Killed He was in the Battle of Polygon Wood when he was killed aged 25.
Obituary: "A shell burst among the crew of the gun, killing him and two others. His Officer said he was an Australian Soldier of the best type, and died right at his post of duties. He had the fullest trust and confidence in him, and was well liked and respected by the N.C.Os, and men of the platoon."
Buried 29 Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.
McGREGOR.— A tribute of love to the memory of Private Eric James McGregor, a brave soldier and a loyal lover, who fell at Polygon Wood. September 20th, 1917, Inserted by Alrida M. Levick.