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May 3, 1898
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Born in London, England to George Samuel and
Alice Maud (nee Olley) Gregory
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Jun 28, 1906
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Embarked the SS Dominion in Liverpool with his
parents and siblings
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Jul 8, 1906
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Peterborough, Ontario
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Mar 19, 1917
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Attested into the 2nd Battalion CEF
Reinforcing Draft in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 2235341
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Alice Gregory, mother, Peterborough, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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Mar 28, 1917
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Embarked the SS Saxonia in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 7, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion to
continue training
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Jun 19, 1917
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Posted to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 20, 1917
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Jul 8, 1917
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Left the CIBD and joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin as part of a draft of 53 reinforcements destined
to join the 21st Battalion
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Aug 20, 1917
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Joined the 21st Battalion in billets
in Fosse 10 as part of a draft of 50 reinforcements
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Nov 2, 1917
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On the night of November 2, the 21st
Battalion moved into the Passchendaele front line near Crest Farm. On their arrival the Germans mounted an attack
supported by an artillery barrage and many men went missing overnight and into the
following morning.
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Nov 3, 1917
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6 weeks after joining the battalion, Private
Gregory was first declared missing, but his body was later found and determined to have
died on this date and he was buried in the Crest Farm Cemetery.
When the war had ended, the Imperial War Graves
Commission made and attempt to relocate his body to another cemetery, but his remains
could not be located, or if so, could not be identified.
As a result, he is commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium for those
having perished in Belgium with no known grave.
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. Alice Maud Gregory, 137 Lake St.,
Peterborough, Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll
were sent to his father, George Samuel Gregory at the same address
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