Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: James Kinkead Berry
Ancestor's date of birth: 14/04/1848
Ancestor's date of death: 15/03/1926
Cause of Death: Cerebral Haemorrhage
Service Number: Officer - no number
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD Place of Enlistment:
Unit: 4 QIB
Rank attained in Boer War: CAPT, Date Effective: 01/01/19
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Details not provided
Murray Page: 479
Contingent: 4th QIB
Ship: Manchester Port, Date of Sailing: 18/05/1900
Ship: Custodian, Date of Sailing: 18/02/1902
Other Boer War Service: Murray Page 523, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse , Departed Brisbane by train 26.1.1902 for Sydney. Embarked 18.2.1902 from Sydney. Mentioned in Despatches, 'London Gazette', 29.7.1902
Memorial details: Buried, St Matthews Cemetery, Sherwood 16.03.1926
Decorations: Queen's Medal, 4 Clasps, MID
Personal Characteristics: "Ironbark Jim", "Sturdy and enduring nature", "Brave" (Newspaper reports following his Death)
Reasons to go and fight: Details not provided
Details of service in war: Commanded 'D' Company,1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse. His nephew Sergeant Robert Edwin Berry was killed in action at Onverwacht on 4 January 1902 while serving with the Fifth QIB Contingent.
Service and life after the Boer War: Details not provided
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Derek Morval ELLIS, Sherwood Brisbane QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Great GrandsonName of Descendant: Jonathan Berry, Bruce Berry, Ian Berry
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great NephewsName of Descendant: Leigh Austin, Dr Glenise Berry
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Great Great NiecesName of Descendant: Neville Berry
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand Nephew
