Angus Nicholson Gregg 1873-1919

ANGUS Nicholson Gregg was born on 28th. August, 1874 in the Shire of Creswick, the fifth son of Richard and Catherine Gregg. He died during the pneumonic influenza epidemic on 27th. April, 1919, at his home in Kew. In May, 1906, he married Jessie Hamilton of Leongatha and on 16th. April, 1907, their daughter, Jessie, was born. He went twice to the South African war, and was commissioned on the field, as Lieutenant, for bravery, on 22nd. June, 1901. During World War 1 he went to the Officers' Training School at Broadmeadows and later became a recruiting officer. On 19th. May, 1911, he was elected a Councillor in the Shire of Poowong and Jeetho, which later became the Korumburra Shire. He resigned from the Council on 21st. January, 1919. This was accepted with regret and a letter, under the Council Seal, was sent in appreciation of his services. In February of that year he went to live in Melbourne. In the early part of the century he was Secretary of the Loch and Poowong Rifle Club. Later he was a member of the Poowong School Committee and on the Board of Management of the Poowong Presbyterian Church. He was active and in the forefront of many local projects.