BERRY, Weston Robert
| Service Number: | 33396 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 12 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Allison, New South Wales, 5 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Dungog, Dungog, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | West Maitland Technical College |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Dusseldorf, Germany, Netherlands, 12 June 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beverwijk General Cemetery, Netherlands Grave 689, Beverwijk General Cemetery, Noord Holland, Netherlands |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Plane was Lancaster W4791, lost on air operations Dussledorf, Germany 12 Squadron
Rank - Flight Sergeant, Rear Gunner
Son of Raymond George and Florence Matilda Berry, of Dungog, New South Wales, Australia.
While employed as a storeman he drove motor transports.
School subjects studied - Maths, English, History, Geography, Science
Sports played - Football - League Representative for Mailant, Golf, Tennis, Cricket, good Horse rider, good rifle shot
His brother was part of Sparrow Force which was serving on Timor
*The town of Beverwijk lies 12 kilometres north of Haarlem, and 20 kilometres north-west of Amsterdam. The cemetery is on its north-western outskirts, in the road called Bankenlaan. In the south-eastern part of the cemetery are the graves of the servicemen.