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John James BERRY

Regimental number4010
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolRedfern and Camperdown Public Schools, NSW
ReligionMethodist
Occupation.
AddressTennyson, Bay Street, Rockdale, NSW
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, J J Barry, Tennyson, Bay Street, Rockdale, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the School Cadets, Compulsory Military Training scheme, and the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date25 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollT/SGT
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 November 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death10 November 1917 ; secondary dod: 10/10/1917
Age at death23.9
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row D, Grave No. 11), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John James and Jestena BERRY. Born at Camperdown, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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