BERRYMAN, Albert
| Service Number: | 2128 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Thebarton, South Australia, 30 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 April 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Meteren Military Cemetery Plot 3 Row H Grave 773 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2128, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2128, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
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Father Samuel BERRYMAN and Mother Jane Berryman (nee GILBERT)
lived at 19A Maria Street, Thebarton, South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 26yrs 10 months old; 5' 5" tall (nugget build); fair complexion,
with a ginger mostache, single; grey eyes; brown hair; Baptist.
3/3/1915 enlisted in WWI at Keswick, SA
17/6/1915 embarked from Port of Melbourne onboard HMAT Wandilla A62
as a Private in 12th Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements
6/8/1915 taken on strength from reinforcements, Gallipoli, ANZAC
17/9/1915 sick with influenza, admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, Gallipoli
transferred to Hospital Ship HS Maheno
23/9/1915 seriously ill - admitted to Cottamera Military Hospital, Malta
25/10/1915 suffering from enteric - embarked for England onboard HS Brazila, ex Malta
1/11/1915 admitted to 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, England
29/2/1916 discharged to Australian Depot, Monte Video
7/6/1916 proceeded overseas to France, ex England
4/8/1916 taken on strength into 12th Battalion, France
22/8/1916 gun shot wound to groin (wounded in action)
admitted to 44th Casualty Clearing Station
transferred to 2nd Australian General Hospital
28/8/1916 embarked onboard HS Western Australia for England, ex Wimereux, France
29/8/1916 admitted to Alexandra Hospital, Coaham, England
18/11/1916 discharged to Weymouth
marched in to No.2 Command Depot
18/3/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Infantry Drafting Depot, Perham Downs
20/3/1917 marched in from England, Etaples, France
12/4/1917 rejoined unit, France
30/10/1917 sick with mumps, Belgium - admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance
transferred to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station
9/11/1917 transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer
2/12/1917 discharged to Base Depto, Havre, France
9/12/1917 rejoined unit
6/1/1918 granted leave to UK, ex France
20/1/1918 rejoined unit in France
confirmed by his mate & friend - 7710 Private A H Clarke:-
"He was in C Company, X Platoon. At Mereton on 23rd April, at 3 o'clock in the morning,
during out attack, I was alongside him when he was killed instantly... He was my mate."
23/4/1918 machine gun bullet through the head (killed in action)
buried in: Meteren Military Cemetery, Meteren, Nord Pas de Calais, France
His name is commemorated on Panel 65 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 7/10/2016. Lest we forget.
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