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Seymour Allan GREGORY

Regimental number722
Date of birth21 June 1892
Place of birthMount Pleasant, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFarmer
AddressParilla, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 10"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward George Gregory, Parilla, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Discharge date28 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; disembarked, 14 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 28 March 1919.

War service: 4 years 206 days (of which 4 years 179 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted, 29 May 1940; discharged, 14 August 1944, as S213391 Corporal, Provost Section, 4th Military District.
Date of death25 November 1965
Age at death73
Place of burialMitcham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, GREGORY Seymour Allan

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