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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William Macgregor
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 12.12.1914
- Place of enlistment: Edmonton, Alberta.
- Service no: 80043
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 31st Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 28
- Date of Death: 26.07.1917
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Fosse No10 Communal Cemetery Extension
- Grave/Mem Ref no: II.A.18.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 13.06.1889
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: Winnipeg Manitoba
- Occupation: Carpenter
- Mother:
- Father:
- Siblings:
John MacGregor Winnipeg St Railway, Winnipeg and Archibald MacGregor 189 Hargrave St, Winnipeg
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Macgregor
William listed a John MacGregor as his next of kin when he enlisted but later changed it to his brother Archibald.
For more information on William visit, William’s Memorial also William’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register
There are also references to William in the local Dundee Newspapers available in Dundee Central Library
Courier 26/04/1915 page 4 and Peoples Journal 08/09/1917 page 8.
For reasons unknown William MacGregor is not included on the original Dundee City Roll of Honour
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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