PERRY, Jack George
| Service Number: | 251 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Huonville, Tasmania, Australia, June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Huonville, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Poelcapelle British Cemetery III D 24, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Huonville School Pictorial HR |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 251, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 251, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 251, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 251, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 251 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
Pte JACK GEORGE PERRY
From Sue Guinan
PERRY, JACK GEORGE.
Born 1894 Franklin Tasmania the son of Luke and AnnieMadaline Perry (nee Finn) he embarked Hobart 1st July 1916 on board “HMAT Berrima” with the 40th Infantry Battalion. He was killed in action 12th October 1917 in Belgium and is commemorated in the Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen,Belgium
Intelligencehas been received that Corporal Jack G Pcrry of the 40hBattalion son of Mr and Mrs Luke Perry of the PicnicHotel Huonville was killed in action in France on October 12 1917 He had previously beenreported wounded and missing but his manv friends had indulged the hope that he might be still alive Ho was a fine manlv young fellow.
The Mercury 22nd June 1918
Submitted 1 November 2019 by Evan Evans
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