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Ernest William BERRY

Regimental number3247
Place of birthHastings, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTimekeeper
AddressKangaroo Road, Oakleigh, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, W Berry, Kangaroo Road, Oakleigh, Victoria
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1268 Sapper Henry David BERRY, Signal Section Engineering TD, returned to Australia, 24 august 1918.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death6 August 1971

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