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William Blencoe BERRY

Regimental number2399
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFitter
AddressBallarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Benjamin Berry, 106 Barnbank Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military service71st Infantry
Enlistment date16 October 1917
Rank on enlistment2nd Air Mechanic
Unit nameOctober 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
FateReturned to Australia 6 May 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: [229] Lt Benjamin Carlyle BERRY, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 6 July 1919; 11652 Corporal Godfrey Barthold BERRY, 3rd Motor Transport Section, returned to Australia, 9 July 1919; [32] Lt Graham Godfrey BERRY DCM, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 22 September 1919.

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