| Regimental number | 520 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Queenstown, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Q E Perry, Victoria Street, Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 70th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 4, Reinforcement 8 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/9/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For coolness and initiative during the operations against the HINDENBURG LINE on 18th September 1918. Corporal PERRY was in charge of a Vickers Machine Gun which was supporting the 13th Battalion. As the team was leaving the tape, a shell killed the packhorse and wounded two of the gun team. He immediately re-organised his team, and carrying all gear possible, continued the advance, caught up to the infantry at the halt line and brought his gun into action. After leaving the halt line two more of the team were wounded. He immediately applied for, and obtained some men from the infantry and reached the second objective in spite of very heavy machine gun fire, and opened fire to cover the infantry advance to the final objective. The coolness and initiative displayed by this N.C.O. was a splendid example to his men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
