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Stanley McGregor

Lance Corporal

2nd Field Ambulance

Medals Earned

  • British War Medal
  • 1914-15 Star
  • Military Medal
  • Victory Medal

Tree Information

  • Species: Ulmus sp.
  • Planted By: Miss L. Reid
  • Plaque: 40

Additional Info

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Biography

Stanley Bergan McGregor (SN 155) born in Ballarat East, attended Eureka Street State School, was a 19 years old, single fitter and turner and had worked at Cowley Iron Works for 7 years and also a member of the Australian Army Medical Corps while he served with the Cadets and the Militia in Ballarat. He enlisted in Ballarat on August 17 1914 and was posted to the 2nd Australian Field Ambulance and embarked on board the Wiltshire to join the MEF at Gallipoli on October 10 1914. Whilst in Egypt he incurred three discipline breaches before embarking March 1916 from Alexandria for Marsailles, France. In June he was ill with bronchitis. During 1917 in France he incurred two more discipline breaches before being admitted to hospital with scabies on October 31 1917. He continued with his stretcher bearer duties until he was admitted to hospital in late July 1918 suffering from pleurisy, before again rejoining his unit in France several weeks later. He returned early to Australia, arriving in Melbourne on November 8 1918 and was discharged February 21 1919.

He was awarded the Military Medal - For gallantry and devotion to duty near Proyart on 22nd August 1918. L/Cpl McGregor was in charge of a stretcher bearer squad attached to a Battalion RMO and he advanced under heavy M.G. fire...... from there he directed the evacuation of the wounded throughout the whole day......

His brothers James, William and Rob Roy also served in the AIF and are honoured with a tree in the Avenue.

Location in Ballarat Avenue of Honour