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BERRY, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 27 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1899 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 July 1874 |
| Home Town: | Chelmer, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 March 1940, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 2, Section 9 |
| Memorials: | Corinda Sherwood Shire Roll of Honor, East Brisbane Mowbray Town Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Sergeant, 27, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 28 Dec 1899: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 27, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
| 13 Jan 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 27, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, SS Maori King, Brisbane for South Africa. | |
| 31 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 27, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, SS Tongariro, Capetown for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney on 29 April, then by train to Brisbane arriving 3 May 1901 | |
| 17 May 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 27, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier, notes returned to Australia aboard Tongariro arrived Brisbane 3 May 1901, discharged 17 May 1901. |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 21 Aug 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Captain, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Captain, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Divisional Train | |
| 22 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 3rd Divisional Train | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 7 Nov 1918: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Third Ypres, For marked ability and initiative as a Company Commander. During period 22 September to 23 October 1917 near Ypres he was detached and in charge of transport and supplies od Divisional troops. The camp was on several occassions bombed and shelled, and numerous casualties were inflicted. His conduct on all occassions set a splendid example to his men. | |
| 1 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 3rd Divisional Train |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Also served in WW1, during which Major William Henry Berry was awarded the Distinguished Service Order ( 2nd Supplement No. 30716, London Gazette 3 Jun 1918).
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