Regimental number | 2169 |
Place of birth | West Maitland, New South Wales |
School | East Maitland Public School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Horse trainer |
Address | Melbourne Street, East Maitland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Cooper, same address |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Artillery Details |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Bulford Church Cemetery (Plot 4, Row 2, Grave No. 7), Wiltshire, England |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs. Emily B. Berrigan, of Young St., Lambton, New South Wales. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 14 April 1916. Transferred to Artillery Details, Tel-el-Kebir, 25 May 1916. Died of disease, Lucknow Isolation Hospital, Tidworth, England, 23 July 1916 (meningitis). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | True name: Percy Cyril BERRIGAN |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COOPER Percy Cyril |