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Private John Berry

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Private John Berry Veteran

Birth
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Death
29 Jan 1916 (aged 20)
Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
Burial
Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt Add to Map
Plot
D. 287.
Memorial ID
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Regimental number 76
Place of birth Canterbury, Kent, England
School Boarding School, Canterbury, Kent, England
Age on arrival in Australia 17
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Address Beaconsfield, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, Mark Berry, 23 St Peters Lane, Canterbury Kent, England
Previous military service Nil
Enlistment date 16 February 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 23rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/40/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 23rd Battalion
Fate Died of disease 29 January 1916
Place of death or wounding Egypt
Date of death 29 January 1916 (died of sickness)
Age at death 20
Age at death from cemetery records 20
Place of burial Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 287), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 98
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Mark and Mary Ann BERRY, 81 St. Peter Lane, Canterbury, England
Regimental number 76
Place of birth Canterbury, Kent, England
School Boarding School, Canterbury, Kent, England
Age on arrival in Australia 17
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Address Beaconsfield, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Father, Mark Berry, 23 St Peters Lane, Canterbury Kent, England
Previous military service Nil
Enlistment date 16 February 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 23rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/40/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 23rd Battalion
Fate Died of disease 29 January 1916
Place of death or wounding Egypt
Date of death 29 January 1916 (died of sickness)
Age at death 20
Age at death from cemetery records 20
Place of burial Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 287), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 98
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Mark and Mary Ann BERRY, 81 St. Peter Lane, Canterbury, England

Gravesite Details

Private, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: 20.



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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56081244/john-berry: accessed ), memorial page for Private John Berry (25 Apr 1895–29 Jan 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56081244, citing Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).