Private George Kenneth Gregory

Service number	1432
Birth Date	1895
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Bowral
Death Date	1967-07-07
Final Rank	Private
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	13th Australian Infantry Battalion 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Bowral
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1916-12-09 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-04-19

Description

George Kenneth Gregory was born in Bowral, New South Wales, to William and Marion Gregory in 1895. He was 19 years old and working as a farmhand when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 8 January 1915. Embarking from Sydney with reinforcements to the 13th Battalion aboard HMAT Seang Bee on 11 February 1915, he also served as bugler in the 13th Battalion Band. Gregory was recommended for and received the Military Medal after he delivered messages “at all hours of the day and night” during the operations north-west of Pozières in August 1916. Gregory returned to Australia on 29 January 1919 and settled in Goulburn, New South Wales. He died on 7 July 1967 and is buried at Wollongong City Memorial Gardens and Crematorium.

Collection items

Rolls

Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

13th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

13th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Honours and Awards:

Unit

13th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private

London Gazette

09 December 1916 on page 12055 at position 62

Commonwealth Gazette

19 April 1917 on page 927 at position 90

Timeline

Date of birth	1895
Date of enlistment	08 January 1915
Date of embarkation	11 February 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award	03 September 1916
Returned to Australia	14 December 1918
Date of death	07 July 1967