| Regimental number | 200 |
| Place of birth | Springfield, Scottsdale, Tasmania |
| School | State School, Springfield, Tasmania |
| Other training | Nil |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Springfield, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Weight | 194 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Cherry, Springfield, Scottsdale, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served in the 92nd Infantry Regiment for 3.5 years; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brighton, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Not known |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row D, Grave No 1), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Samuel and Alice Mary CHERRY, Springfield, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Wounded in action, 3 September 1915 (leg, severe), and admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac Base; transferred same day to HS 'Salter', and thence to Alexandria, 9 September 1915; transferred to Government Hospital, Ras el Tin, 16 October 1915 (gun shot wound: severe); discharged to Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 11 December 1915. Employed as a Permanent Escort between Cairo and Alexandria, 16 February 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 23 April 1916 (venereal disease); transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 24 April 1916; discharged to Overseas Details, 7 June 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 46 days. Embarked Alexandria for England, 29 July 1916; marched into 3rd Training Bn, Perham Downs, 9 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 12th Bn, in the field, 23 March 1917, and reverted to permanent rank of Private. Promoted Corporal, 10 April 1917; Sergeant, 1 June 1917. Detached to Anzac Corps School Infantry course, 25 August 1917; rejoined unit in Belgium, 5 October 1917. Killed in action, 7 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CHERRY William Archibald |
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