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SHERRY, Francis James

Service Numbers:	5761, W69423
Enlisted:	17 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 17 August 1895
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Leather case maker
Died:	22 March 1974, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Glebe Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

17 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5761, 13th Infantry Battalion
3 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 5761, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney
3 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 5761, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
5 Apr 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

25 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W69423
15 Oct 1945:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, W69423, 3rd (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Enlisted and served in WWI as James Francis SHERRY