BERRYMAN, Gilbert
| Service Number: | 1879 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yongala, South Australia, 14 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, London, England, United Kingdom, 27 June 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1916: | Enlisted 1879, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1879, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1879, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 27th June…… Gilbert Berryman was born at Yongala, South Australia on 14th April, 1894.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 23rd January, 1916 as a 21 year old, single, Farmer from “Quialago,” Windellina Road, Goulburn, NSW.
Private Gilbert Berryman, Service number 1879, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Barambah (A37) on 23rd June, 1916 with the 55th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 25th August, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 14th December, 1916 Private Berryman proceeded overseas to France per Princess Henrietta from 14th Training Battalion. He was marched in to 5th A.D.B.D (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Etaples, France on 15th December, 1916. Private Berryman was marched out from 5th A.D.B.D. on 23rd December, 1916 & was taken on strength of 55th Battalion in the Field on 24th December, 1916.
Private Gilbert Berryman was wounded in action on 14th May, 1917. He was admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance on 14th May, 1917 then transferred & admitted to 29th Casualty Clearing Station on 15th May, 1917. Private Berryman was transferred to Ambulance Train on 16th May, 1917 & admitted to 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital at Outreau on 17th May, 1917 with shrapnel wounds to Neck & left Arm. He was transferred to England on 29th May, 1917 on Hospital Ship.
He was admitted to County of London War Hospital, Epsom, England on 29th May, 1917 with G.S.W. (gunshot wounds) to Head, left Arm, Chest & left Buttock - severe. The Hospital Admissions form recorded he was admitted to Horton County of London War Hospital on 30th May, 1917 with G.S.W Head penetrating “Patient developed epileptiform seizures, cerebral abscess and septic meningitis. Died.”
Private Gilbert Berryman died at 8.40 pm on 27th June, 1917 at Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. (Gunshot wounds) to Head, Arm, Chest & left Buttock. The Morning State of Sick form recorded that Private Berryman died from 1. Shrapnel wound of Head. 2. Cerebral Abscess.
He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where around 360 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---b1.html
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