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Ernest Meredith McGregor
Name on Board | EM McGregor |
Name on Service Records |
Ernest Meredith McGregor |
Enlistment Age | 19 |
Occupation | Labourer / Boilmaker |
Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
Next of Kin | John and Mary Ann McGregor |
Address | 31 Dover St, Williamstown, Vic |
Marital Status | S |
Enlistment Date | 5/07/1915 |
Service No. | 2880 |
Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
Embarkation Date | 15/09/1915 |
Embarkation Ship | SS Makarini |
Unit on Embarkation | 8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Date of Death | 11/10/1915 |
Unit on Death | 8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Rank on Death | Private |
Cause of Death | Illness - Meningitis |
Place of Wounding/ Death |
Government Hospital, Suez, Egypt |
Cemetery or Memorial | Suez War Memorial Cemetery, Suez, Suez Canal, Egypt |
Additional Information
Ernest McGregor's father: John McGregor, Practical Boot and Shoe Maker, 76 Stevedore St, Williamstown, Vic
Additional References
Australian War Memorial Photo H05596 : https://www.Australian War Memorial.gov.au/collection/H05596/
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