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William GREGORY

Regimental number4503
Place of birthSheffield, Yorkshire, England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSpring maker
Address19 Gladstone Street, Windsor, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinWife, Mrs N Gregory, 19 Gladstone Street, Windsor, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1916
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row O, Grave No. 47), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Alexandria, 28 February 1916.

Allotted to and proceeded to join 46th Bn, 2 April 1916. Admitted to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, Serapeum, 19 May 1916.

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 8 June 1916.

Killed in action, 11 August 1916. Buried 4 miles NE of Albert, France.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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