BERRIGAN, Percy Cyril
| Service Number: | 2169 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | West Maitland, Maitland - New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Race Horse Trainer |
| Died: | Meningitis, England, United Kingdom, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bulford Church Cemetery, Wiltshire, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2169, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2169, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 25 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Gnr Percy Cyril COOPER/Berrigan
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 23rd July......Percy Cyril Berrigan was born in 1894 to mother Emily Berrigan (no father listed for Birth Registration).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th September, 1915 - under the name of Percy Cyril "Cooper" - stating he was a 22 year old Horse Trainer from Newcastle, NSW.
Private "Cooper" joined 2nd Light Horse Regiment at Tel-el-Kebir on 14th April, 1916. He was transferred to Artillery Details on 25th May, 1916 at Tel-el-Kebir.
Private "Cooper" embarked from Alexandria on H.M.T. Corsican for England on 28th May, 1916. His mother was notified on 25th July, 1916 that her son was dangerously ill.
Gunner Percy Cyril "Cooper" died on 23rd July, 1916 at Lucknow Isolation Hospital, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England from Meningitis. He was buried in Bulford Church Cemetery, Wiltshire where 14 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
Correspondence dated 27th September, 1920 from Base Records to Headquarters, 2nd Military District states that “Documentary evidence has been received to the effect that the late No. 2169 Gunner Percy Cyril Cooper, 2nd Battery Field Artillery, enlisted under an assumed name, his correct name being Percy Cyril BERRIGAN…….Next of kin is his Mother, Mrs E. M. Berrigan, Young Road, Lambton, via Newcastle, NSW who, still wishes to be addressed as Mrs E. Cooper……..”
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bulford---wiltshire.html
Submitted 23 July 2020 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of Percy Cyril Cooper.
Biography 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 - 23rd July......Percy Cyril Berrigan was born in 1894 to mother Emily Berrigan (no father listed for Birth Registration).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th September, 1915 - under the name of Percy Cyril "Cooper" - stating he was a 22 year old Horse Trainer from Newcastle, NSW.
Private "Cooper" joined 2nd Light Horse Regiment at Tel-el-Kebir on 14th April, 1916. He was transferred to Artillery Details on 25th May, 1916 at Tel-el-Kebir.
He embarked from Alexandria on H.M.T. Corsican for England on 28th May, 1916.
His mother was notified on 25th July, 1916 that her son was dangerously ill.
Gunner Percy Cyril "Cooper" died on 23rd July, 1916 at Lucknow Isolation Hospital, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England from Meningitis.
He was buried in Bulford Church Cemetery, Wiltshire where 14 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
Correspondence dated 27th September, 1920 from Base Records to Headquarters, 2nd Military District states that “Documentary evidence has been received to the effect that the late No. 2169 Gunner Percy Cyril Cooper, 2nd Battery Field Artillery, enlisted under an assumed name, his correct name being Percy Cyril BERRIGAN…….Next of kin is his Mother, Mrs E. M. Berrigan, Young Road, Lambton, via Newcastle, NSW who, still wishes to be addressed as Mrs E. Cooper……..”
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bulford---wiltshire.html (ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com)
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