William Thomas Edward BERRYMAN

BERRYMAN, William Thomas Edward

Service Number: 481
Enlisted: 30 November 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Yongala, South Australia, 27 September 1887
Home Town: St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: St Peters, South Australia, 23 March 1938, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section)
Section: LO, Road: 1BS, Site #: 18
Memorials: Mannanarie Roll of Honor WW1, Yongala Methodist Church Soldiers Roll, Yongala Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

30 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 481
2 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 481, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 481, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I304042 Birth Record: 27 Sep 1887 in Yongala, South Australia.

Father    and Mother Harriett Berryman, lived at

On enlisting William was 27yrs old; single; 5' 7.5"talls; 165lbs; fair complexion;
grey eyes; brown hair; Church of England

30/11/1914    enlisted at Oaklands, SA
                     as a Private in 4th Light Horse Brigade, 11th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron

16/3/1915      appointed to C Squadron, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Oaklands Camp

2/6/1915       embarked from Brisbane, QLD, onboard HMAT A7 Medic

20/8/1915      taken on strength 9th Light Horse, Anzac
26/12/1915    disembarked into Alexandria

22/2/1916      taken on strength into 11th Light Horse Regiment

16/3/1916      transferred to 3rd LightHorse Reserve Regiment

5/8/1916        taken on strength into 3rd Imperial Camel Corps

11/11/1916     transferred and taken on strength of 3rd Anzac Imperial Camel Brigade

10/3/1917       to hospital sick
11/3/1917       admitted to No.14 Australian General Hospital - septic sores

21/5/1917      discharged to embark onboard HS Neuralia for Australia

23/11/1917     discharged from service

Medals:           1914/15 Star (6679), British War Medal (4124), Victory Medal (4084)

Total service:   2 years 351 days (2 years 113 days overseas)

23/3/1938       passed away at St Peters, SA
buried in:         West Terrace Cemetery, AIF Cemetery
                       Section: LO, Road: 1BS, Site #: 18

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 26/4/2016.  Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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