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Born  8 April 1918 in  Isle of Wight, England

Father Captain Henry Arthur McGregor (b. 1853 - d. Sydney NSW),
living at Wilinson Lane, Dundas, NSW. - (later living at Hasting Road, Castle Hill, NSW)
Mother (Jan) - Eileen Evangeline McGregor (nee Chase-Morris)
b. 1913 - d. Concord, NSW (Diabetes)
living at Noble Avenue, Punchbowl, NSW

Brothers:
Robert McGregor  (b. between 1888 and 1948)
                           d. in Sandakan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
                           Killed by Japanese on Sandakan March

Russell McGregor (b. between 1888 and 1948 - d. in Victoria)

Previous service: Service #486790

30/11/1939   Voluntarily enlisted in Militia Forces at Milsons Point, NSW -
                    appointed to A Company, 30th Battalion

Service # 411030

Described on enlisting as 21yrs 3mths old; single; 6' tal; 140lbs;
Roman Catholic

31/3/1941        enlisted in RAAF at Sydney, NSW at No.2 Rec Centre

1/4/1941          Course - No.3 initial aircrew (P) training base 2 ITS

21/4/1941        Air Crew V (P)
24/5/1941        Air Crew II (P)

29/5/1941        Course - No.13 Elementary Flying course

27/7/1941        Course - No.13 Flying Training course

10/9/1941        decorated with "Flying Badge"

17/11/1941      Rank - Pilot Officer

Feb-Aug 1942   Pilot based in Darwin, with No.2 Squadron

17/5/1942        promoted to Flying Officer

9/8/1942          General Recon. School, Bairnsdale

10/10/1942      Seaplane training Squadron

9/1/1943          embarked Australia
24/4/1943        disembarked into UK
                       posted to 10 Squadron, RAAF

Left Mount Batten by sea on special duty pm 31/7/1943
arrived Barry Docks am 2/8/1943

Left Barry Docks by rail pm 2/8/1943, arrived Mount Batten pm 3/8/1943

Left Mount Batten by air on duty pm 3/8/1943, arrived Felixstowe pm

7/8/1943      left Felixstowe by air, arrived Mount Batten
9/8/1943      left Mount Batten by air on duty, arrived Stranraer
                   proceeded on temporary duty to RAF Station, Wig Bay
11/8/1943    left Stranraer by air, arrived into Mount Batten
22/8/1943    left Mount Batten by airand returned same day

31/10/1943   left Mount Batten by rail - to attend RADAR Conversion course at  RAF Station Chivenor, 10 Squadron

17/11/1943     promoted to Flight Lieutenant

1/1/1945         promoted to  Squadron Leader in Overseas Headquarters Kingsway

16/2/1945      disembarked into Brisbane, Queensland
                     to No3 PD Sandgate
27/3/1945      to No.2 PD, Sydney, New South Wales

28/7/1945      transferred to RAAF Reserve

1/7/1947        discharged from service

Medals:   United States Distinguised Unit Citation 1942
              Ribbon 1939-43; 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star

Married:
Dorothy Joyce McGregor (nee Ward) - b. 5/1/1922 Tamworth, NSW

4 Children:
daughter:  Fiona Elizabeth Anne Gracie McGregor

Last lived at 160 Kilarney Drive, Kilarney Heights, NSW

1/12/1991  passed away - due to Lung Cancer, in Sydney, NSW
buried in:    North Ryde, NSW

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  8/6/2016.  Lest we forget.