The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Private Thomas Berry |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Thomas Harold Berry
Ancestor's date of birth: 16/02/1877
Ancestor's date of death: 01/01/1945
Cause of Death: Not known
Service Number: 279
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Brisbane
Unit: Cycle Corp
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: Detail not provided
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Detail not provided
Murray Page: 499
Contingent: 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Ship: Templemore, Date of Sailing: 06/03/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Decorations: Detail not provided
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: Thomas is the brother of Robert Berry who also served in the Boer War. Both brothers served in the same Unit and left Australia together. However Robert was killed in action at the battle of Onverwacht on the 4th January 1902.
Service and life after the Boer War: Detail not provided
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Olive Rowles, Sherwood QLD
Relationship to Ancestor: Cousin once removed
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