Donald Bruce MacGregor

Corporal

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John MacGregor, of 72, Ellis Rd. East, Invercargill.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Corporal Donald Bruce MacGregor, killed in action, was the son of Mr John MacGregor, of Elles Road, Invercargill, and was 27 years of age. After leaving the High School he entered the employ of Messrs W. Henderson and Co. He left with the Sixteenth Reinforcements, having previously passed the examination for a commission. Reverting to the ranks on joining the Main Body, he was promoted on the field to be a corporal. He was an enthusiastic player of golf and hockey." [Otago Witness, Issue 3322, 14 November 1917, Page 19]

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Casualty

Service Number:

22194

Name:

Donald Bruce MacGregor

Rank:

Corporal

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

John MacGregor (father), 72 Elles Road, East Invercargill, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Salesman

Unit:

NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

12 October 1917

Day of Death:

Friday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

11 October 1916

Transport:

HMNZT 67

Vessel:

Tofua

Destination:

Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Tyne Cot Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

N.Z. Apse, Panel 3.

Cemetery Location:

Belgium