| Accession Number | P09452.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file JPEG |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6956 Driver (Dvr) David Lawrence McGregor, 300th Company, Mechanical ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6956 Driver (Dvr) David Lawrence McGregor, 300th Company, Mechanical Transport, ASC, of Albert Park, Vic. A chauffeur prior to enlisting in May 1915, he embarked from Melbourne with the 7th Reinforcements on board HMAT Orsova (A67) on 17 July 1915. He arrived for service in France in October 1915. In March 1918 he was transferred to the 1st Divisional Mechanical Transport Company and was a Lance Corporal for some time from November. In France on 18 February 1919, while waiting his return to Australia, Dvr McGregor, aged 25, was hospitalised with influenza. He developed pneumonia and died on 24 February 1919.