Malcolm McGREGOR

Regimental number32366
Date of birth28 November 1892
Place of birthOamaru
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBushman
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 5.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary McGregor, Staveley Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed in the Boer War.
Enlistment date26 July 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 November 1917
Discharge date4 February 1918
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Wellington on board HMNZT 'Tahiti', 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 3 February 1917 (hernia: slight); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 12 March 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 1 May 1917; to No 3 NZ General Hospital (Venereal Section), 1 September 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 5 Septemer 1917.

Marched out to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 10 September 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board HT 'Mokoia', 1 November 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of pre-enlistment condition aggravated by Active Service), 4 February 1918.

Total war service: 1 year 193 days (of which 1 year 54 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 30
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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