WW1 Casualty: Captain (Quarter Master) Herbert Gregory - Captain (Quarter Master) Herbert Gregory
| Unit/Regiment |
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) |
| Date of Death |
23/10/1919 |
Age at Death |
34 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Eccleston (Christ Church) Graveyard
O G 104 |
| CWGC Family Details (if shown) |
Son of Herbert Gregory, of Coventry, husband of Clara Gregory, of 54, Lugsmore Lane, St. Helens. |
| Census Details |
1901 Census -
Living at 8, Chester Street, Prescot, were Herbert Gregory, a 46 year old Watch Jeweller, his wife Emma (49), and children Amy (23), a Watch Jewel Maker, and son Herbert, 16, a Clerk at the Watch Factory. The census shows that all the Gregory family were born in Coventry.
1911 Census -
Herbert and Clara lived at 24, Heyes Street, Nutgrove. Herbert, aged 26, was employed as a Buyer at the Cable Works
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| Birth/Marriage/Death Registrations |
Birth registered Q4/1884, Coventry, Vol 6d, Page 532
Son Herbert R Gregory born Prescot, Q3/1914
Marriage to Clara Cotton registered Q3/1908, Prescot, Vol 8b, Page 1208 |
| Theatre of War |
France & Flanders |
| Notes |
The 1901 census shows that the Gregory family were originally from Coventry, with all the adult family members employed in the watch trade. Along with many other residents of Coventry, it seems that the Gregory family moved to Prescot in the 1890's, seeking work at the Watch Factory.
With the demise of the factory around 1911, most members of the family moved back to Coventry, but Herbert remained in Prescot with his wife, Clara.
Research ongoing |
| Research Ref. No. |
P133 |
Service DetailsHerbert Gregory originally served with the 2/5th Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment. The 1915 Army List records him as an Honorary Lieutenant with a Seniority Date of 25th November 1914.
He transferred to the Machine Gun Corps on an unknown date.
He was entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal, and these were applied for on 8th June 1922.
The original printed editions of the War Graves registers show that Herbert died of Pneumonia.
In addition, the records of CWGC show that Herbert Gregory's CWGC headstone was erected on 26th September 1994. I assume that his orignal commemoration was lost or damaged and that CWGC erected the new stone to continue his commemoration.
Appointment listed in the London Gazette, 5th April 1918
Herbert Gregory's headstone in Christ Church Churchyard
Capt. Gregory's entry in the National Probate Register
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