John Marshall GREGORY

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Service Number:	3072
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Ironbark, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cordial manufacturer
Died:	Illness, Etaples, France, 15 April 1918
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXIX, Row D, Grave No. 5, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3072, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic.
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3072, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3072, 8th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Adelaide
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3072, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3072, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
15 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 3072, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3072 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-15

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Court of Enquiry assembled at Etaples on 23 April 1918 found that soldier died of respiratory failure, most probably brought on by excess of alcohol.

Source: NAA Service record