TERRY, Guy Winston
| Service Number: | 145 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Stuart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 19 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Albuera Street Primary School, Battery Point and New Norfolk State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draughtsman |
| Died: | Died of illness after operation for wounded hip, Munster, Westphalia, Germany, 22 May 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hamburg Cemetery, Germany Plot 1V, Row H, Grave 6, Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Hobart Roll of Honour, Mosman St. Clements Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 145, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 145, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 145, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 3rd Divisional Cyclist Battalion. In the field | |
| 5 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Taken as Prisoner of War at Reincourt while wounded | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 145, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wounded at Reincourt and died whilst in German hands | |
| 22 May 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 145, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 145 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Simmons Terry and Charlotte Martha Terry of 52 Queen Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Militia for 2 years
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Born 19th January 1894 Hobart Tasmania to Winston Simmons and Charlotte Martha Terry (nee Devine) he was a draughtsman when he enlisted. He embarked Sydney 18th May 1916 on HMAT Demosthenes. He was listed as missing on April 11th 1917 with a post card later being received stating he was a prisoner of war.
He had been shot in the hip and died after an operation to remove the bullet.
Lance Corporal Terry died May 22, 1917 in a German hospital.
He was buried Hamburg Cemetery Germany.
Source: tasmanianwarcasualties.com
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