Regimental number | 2887 |
Place of birth | Gladstone, Tasmania |
School | State School, Gladstone, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Ringarooma, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33.1 |
Height | 5' 0.75" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Terry, Cape Portland via Gladstone, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of height) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Pioneer, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row E, Grave No. 13), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Vincent and Eliza TERRY, Cape Portland, Gladstone, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2888 Pte Henry TERRY, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TERRY Tasman |