Private John Gregson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1891-09-24
Place of birth: Gartly Aberdeenshire Scotland
Next of kin: Ruby Gregson, wife
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Police Constable
Address:
432 Herbuson ?, Winnipeg
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1916-06-14
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 150100
Highest Rank:
Private
(8th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Gartly War Memorial
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1592665
LAC ID:
433336
Service file: B3813-S009
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Thomas Gregson, of Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; husband of Ruby Hamilton (formerly Gregson), of 56, Hart Avenue, Winnipeg.
1901 Census 198 Gartly 3/31 Gartly Railway Cottages. Father's Occ: Railway Labourer. Mother: Maggie.
Uploader's Research notes:
John Gregson enlisted in to the 79th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Infantry. He declared he had previously served two years as a Territorial in the Seaforth Highlanders.
Further details at www.kinnethmont.co.uk/gartly
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-08-21