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Samuel Arthur CHERRY

Regimental number3795
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address87 Lindsay Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Thomas Cherry, 87 Lindsay Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3067 Pte Walter Alexander CHERRY, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 December 1953

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