Private George William Berry
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Berry,
George William
Date of birth: 1883-11-29
Place of birth: Lancashire
Next of kin: Mrs. H. R. Berry (mother), 16, Mitchell Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Ogema, Saskatchewan
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), Mem. 42.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 925195
Highest Rank:
Private
(5th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: VIMY RIDGE
Commemoration location: Ogema Saskatchewan War Memorial
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 297003
LAC ID:
40879
Service file: B0686-S019
Uploader's Notes:
Aged 35 (CWGC)
Son of Richard and Emily Berry, of Rochdale, England. Arras Road Cem.
Uploader's Research notes:
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
See his memorial page on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
Ogema Saskatchewan War Memorial
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-08