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John Leslie BERRY

Regimental number1620
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
AddressWest Bourke, Ballan, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ethel Winifred Berry, West Bourke, Ballan, Victoria
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 September 1918
Date of death16 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block R, Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 14), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Levi and M.A. BERRY, husband of E.W. BERRY, The Post Office, Ballan, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1621 Private Albert Berry, 59th Battalion
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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