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BERECRY, Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | N202480 |
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| 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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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, N202480, Enlisted at Griffith NSW: next of kin Doris Berecry | |
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| 1 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N202480, 17th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 30 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N202480, 17th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement N202480 |
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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.