Henry CHERRY

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Service Number:	2726
Enlisted:	11 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade
Born:	Helensburgh, New South Wales, 21 September 1895
Home Town:	Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 October 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

11 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2726, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2726, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2726, 5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2726 awm_unit: Z5A Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-10-07

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"CHERRY.- In sad and loving memory of our dear son and brother, Gunner Henry Cherry, killed in action, France, October 7, 1916; aged 21 years.

Into the field of battle he bravely took his place,

And fought and died for England and the honour of his race;

He sleeps not in his native land, but 'neath a foreign sky,

Far from those who loved him best, but in a heroe's grave he lies.

Somewhere in France they laid him,

Our dear brother, so young and so brave,

Far away from the land of the wattle,

No loved ones to weep o'er his grave. He answered the call.

Inserted by his loving mother and father, sisters and sister-in-law, brother and brothers-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cherry and family, Cessnock." - from the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate 07 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)