Service Details
Name:
 McGREGOR
Given Name:
 WILLIAM
Initials:
 W
Service No:
 3559
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 1st Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "D" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1916-07-18
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Age:
 34
Cause of Death:
 Missing in action, at Delville Wood
Additional
Information:
Son of George and Antionetta McGregor, of Perth House, Maitland, Cape Town. A speculator. A member of the Cape Town Council. Attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 30 August 1915 and embarked aboard Borolos for Matruh on 31 January 1916. Transferred from Egypt to Marseilles 20 April 1916. Commemoration stone in Cape Town (Maitland) Cemetery
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Pier and Face 4 C.

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