Donald Bruce MACGREGOR

Regimental number22194
Date of birth12 January 1890
Place of birthInvercargill
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSalesman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.3
Height5' 9.5"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Macgregor, 72 Elles Road, East Invercargill
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date4 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs John MacGregor, 72 Elles Road East, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Temporary Corporal.

Promoted Corporal, 2 February 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 30 March 1917, and posted to 8th Company.

Reverted to the ranks at own request, 6 April 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 June 1917.

Appointed Temporary Corporal, 3 August 1917.

Detached to School of Instruction, 12 August 1917; rejoined unit, 31 August 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 1 October 1917 (date changed to read 9 October 1917).

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 15
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10921687