Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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John Macrae Macgregor
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 17.11.1916
- Place of enlistment: Longreach, Queensland, Australia
- Service no: 2916
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 42nd Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 01.08.1917
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 7-17-23-25-27-29-31
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1883
- Place of Birth: Muzaffarpur, Bengal, India
- Address: Windorah, Queensland
- Occupation: Station Hand
- Mother:
Jessie Macgregor
- Father:
William Macgregor
- Siblings:
William, Roderick, Muriel & Archibald
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about John Macrae Macgregor
John has no known grave but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial. For reasons unknown he is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour, but is remembered on the Grove Academy, Broughty Ferry, School Roll of Honour.
Roderick John and Muriel all enrolled at Grove Academy in 1892, with the family recorded as residing at “Langlands Villas” Barnhill. The Family are also listed as also having lived at Gagie Mansion House, Murroes and in Carnoustie. The father who was an Indigo Planter died in Calcutta, India in 1907 and his mother and sister Muriel both died in Edinburgh, August 1914.
Prior to John emigrating to Australia he worked as an apprentice Law Clerk. His Brother Roderick served as a Lieutenant in “D” Battery, 157th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and was awarded the Military Cross. He returned home safely.
For more information on John visit his Australian Service Record.
Information kindly supplied by Karen O’Rourke
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