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Sapper Albert Edgar Gregory

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1894-07-31
Place of birth: Salisbury Wiltshire
Next of kin: W.B. Gregory, HMS Tyne, c/o GPO
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Driver
Occupation (normalized): Motor Vehicle Driver, Specialisation Unknown
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-09-13

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 45104
Rank detail
  1. Sapper, 3rd Battalion Canadian Engineers, Canadian Engineers (Army).
  2. Sapper (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards

Military Medal First Bar
Date of award: 1918-10-01
Source: http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e050/e001234906.jpg

Military Medal
Date of award: 1918-08-27
Source: http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e050/e001234858.jpg

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 467935
LAC ID: 430481
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3808-S012
Uploader's Notes:

Husband of Victoria Gregory, of 106, King's Rd., Camden Rd., London.

Gregory was single when he enlisted. He had 3 years service in the 67th.

Gregory took part in a trench raid with the 10th Battalion on the night of 26 July 1918. Two dugouts were destroyed (he was detailed with 4 others to carry charges for this work) and Gregory was mentioned for his good work in the 10th Battalion war diary. http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e044/e001086367.jpg

Military Medal, Canadian Corps Routine Order No. 1881 dated 27.8.18. Was one of seven men to receive the MM by this order.

According to 3rd Battalion war diary, 53 ORs wounded between 1 and 13 September, none on the 12th or 13th. Largest casualties 11 OR on the 7th and 30 on the 9th. Battalion HQ was at Upton Wood from the 3rd of the month, and the Battalion was engaged in building and repairing roads and tramways in the vicinity of Wancourt the first two weeks of the month.

Bar to Military Medal reported in Battalion war diary of 1 October 1918.

Uploader's Research notes: [Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers 3rd Field Company Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 3rd Battalion Military Medal First Bar Military Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-12-01