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Roger Bede PERRY

Regimental number3105
Date of birth26 August 1897
Place of birthBelmore, near Canowindra, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCanowindra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, D Perry, Canowindra, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 6 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 January 1918
Other details

Mother died when he was four, and was raised by various relatives and friends in the Canowindra, Mandurama area. Was wounded at Pozieres on 29th August, 1916 and again at Messines on 7th June, 1917. Spent some time at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney on his return to Australia and then at the Canowindra Hospital, Canowindra, New South Wales

Date of death11 November 1971
Age at death74
Place of burialCatholic Lawn Cemetery, Botany, New South Wales

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