Regimental number | 4156 |
Place of birth | Pittsworth, Queensland |
School | State School, Cooyar, Queensland |
Other training | Nil |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Teamster |
Address | Cooyar, via Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Amelia Theresa Cherry, Cooyar, via Toowoomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ettrick and Amelia CHERRY, Cooyar, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4038 Pte Ettrick James CHERRY, 31st B, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |