Edwin Eric MACGREGOR

Regimental number6/4300
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs D MacGregor, Cambrian, Central Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 11 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 49), Bailleul, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Dougald and E J MacGregor, Cambrian, Vinegar Hill, Otago
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6/1357 Pte Scobie McKenzie MACGREGOR, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, killed in action, 7 August 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 12

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