Leonard (Len) BERECRY

BERECRY, Leonard

Service Number: N202480
Enlisted: 1 April 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 19 May 1900
Home Town: Griffith, Griffith, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: 12 October 1977, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

1 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, N202480, Enlisted at Griffith NSW: next of kin Doris Berecry
1 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N202480, 17th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
30 Sep 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N202480, 17th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Date unknown: Involvement N202480

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Biography contributed by Brian Hancock

Family

Leonard Berecry was born on 19 May 1900 at 36 Comber Street, Paddington NSW the youngest of eight children of Bryan (Bernard) Berecry and Maria (née Maraspen). He was employed as a carpenter. On 6 September 1924 at Methodist Church Griffith, he married Doris Ira Ridgeway. The couple had children surnamed Berecry: Neil (1927 - 1932): Norma; and Clair Joy.