PERRY, Reginald John
| Service Number: | 4466 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915, West Maitland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 15 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Tenambit, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tenambit Public School and West Maitland Technical College, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | War related, Tenambit, New South Wales, Australia, 4 March 1922, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Morpeth Cemetery, New South Wales Anglican Portion, Section M. |
| Memorials: | East Maitland Municipality of East Maitland Roll of Honour, Morpeth St James Anglican Church Honour Roll, Tenambit Public School Roll of Honour, Tenambit Soldiers Memorial |
Biography contributed by Michael Silver
The Maitland Mercury reported on Saturday, March 4, 1922 that Reg Perry, who had been seriously ill for several months, had died at the residence of his brother-in-law Mr John Brownlie of Tenambit.
He served for several years at the front in the Great War with the First Machine Gun Battalion attaining the rank of Sergeant and being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal but subsequently suffered severely from shell-shock and the effects of gas.
On his return from the war, he had been able to resume his position as a clerk with the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board at its office at West Maitland, but the effects of his war injuries soon made themselves apparent and he went under medical treatment. He gradually sank and for the past few weeks no hopes were held out for his recovery.
The late Mr Perry was a native of Morpeth and was 29 years of age. He was the eldest son of seven children to John Perry and his wife Alice (nee Wingrave) of Tenambit. His brother Rees Wingrave Perry (N95531) enlisted in October 1918 but did not proceed overseas.
He was extremely popular amongst a wide circle of friends who will regret to learn of his untimely passing. The funeral will leave Mr Brownlie’s Collinson Street residence at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, March 5, for the Church of England Cemetery, Morpeth. Returned soldiers are especially invited to attend.
Source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125326320
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