Regimental number | 53684 |
Place of birth | Booley, Stanton Upon Hines Heath, Shropshire, England |
School | Stoke Upon Tern National School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Yarrabandai, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C. Berry, Crabwell, Hodnet, Shropshire, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Parkes, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | New South Wales Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Feldmarschall on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died at Sutton Veney Hospital, Wilshire, England. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Sutton V (St. John) Churchyard (Plot 4, Row F, Grave No. 4), Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 22 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Ada BERRY, Higgins Wood Styche, Market Drayton, Salop, England. Born at Hodnet, Salop |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 19 June 1918; disembarked, London, England, 26 August 1918; marched into 14th Training Bn, Codford, 26 August 1918, and allotted to 13th Bn reinforcements. Marched out to 12th Training Bn, 26 August 1918. Transferred to Artillery Details, 7 October 1918, and marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, the same day. Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 14 October 1918 (influenza); now, 17 October 1918, diagnosed with broncho pneumonia. Died, Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 21 October 1918 (influenza, and pneumonia). Buried, St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Sutton Veny, 26 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BERRY Alick |