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BERRY, Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5281 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Place of enlistment - Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Sudbury, Suffolk England, 10 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | St. John of God Hospital, Perth Western Australia , 5 August 1978, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic portion - Lawn 8, Grave 0468 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, Mining Corps, Place of enlistment - Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 20 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 5281, Mining Corps, HMAT 'A23' Suffolk from Melbourne, was made acting Corporal for the duration of the voyage --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Jul 1917: | Imprisoned | |
| 17 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Returned to Australia with his wife (Ida) on Konigin Louise disembarking at Freemantle on 3rd August 1919 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Ida Rose May.
Son of Herbert & Ethelinda Berry of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.
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