Informal portrait of 24594 Ordinary Seaman James McGregor, HMAS Canberra, of Mortdale, NSW. He ...

Accession Number P07270.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Date made c July 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Informal portrait of 24594 Ordinary Seaman James McGregor, HMAS Canberra, of Mortdale, NSW. He enlisted on 16 September 1940 and spent ten months at HMAS Penguin and Cerberus before joining HMAS Canberra. He was promoted to the rank of Able Seaman (AB) on 25 May 1942. AB McGregor was killed in action when HMAS Canberra was sunk on 9 August 1942 off Savo Island in the battle of Guadalcanal.

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