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KERRY, Rex Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1763 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Barisal, Bengal, India, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sons of Missionaries School; University of Sydney |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Pozieres, Picardie, France, 21 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France I B 33 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1763, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1763, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1763, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Company | |
| 17 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Machine Gun Company |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Rex Arthur Kerry's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Rev. John George and Annie Elizabeth KERRY
Of 51 Fernbank Road, Redhead, Bristol, England
Late of Chatswood Prepartory School.
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
Rex was a Gallipoli veteran.