BERRY, Henry John Joseph
| Service Number: | 2789 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 19 October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Frankston War Vets Home, Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 19 October 1976, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dromana Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2789, 44th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2789, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2789, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle |
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Son of Henry Joseph BERRY and Mary Sarah Ellen Neillie nee MARSH
Husband of Florence Helen nee KILLICK
Military Medal
'On the 4th July, 1918, during the attack east of HAMEL, Private BERRY was in charge of a lewis gun team. During the early stages of the attack his crew became casualties. He at once collected men and organised another crew and, later, when his Company was temporarily held up by an enemy machine gun, BERRY rushed forward with his lewis gun and was successful in killing the crew and putting the gun out of action. By the bravery and initiative shown by him when under heavy machine gun fire he set a splendid example to the other men of his Section.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919
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