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James Ernest WHERRY

Regimental number4884
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressParkside, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 6"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lillian Louisa Wherry, 52 George Street, Parkside, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 April 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Discharge date22 October 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 23 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1917; marched in to 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 26 August 1917.

Marched in to 15th Training Bn, Codford, 5 November 1917.

Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 December 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley' for discharge (deafness: condition prior to enlistment; not aggravated by military service), 31 January 1918; treated at 7th Australian General Hospital, Keswick, for syphilis, 30 April-21 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 22 October 1918.

Medal: British War Medal

Medal stamp marked 'Returned 10.5.23'.
Date of death16 January 1932
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, WHERRY James Ernest

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