In Memory Of

McGREGOR, WILLIAM

Service Details
Age:
 34
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 3559
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 1st Regt.
Unit 2:
 "D" Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1916-07-18
Cause of Death:
 Missing in action, at Delville Wood
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Pier and Face 4 C.
Cemetery:
 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Somme
Country:
 France
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