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Robert Berry
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortejaar: 1893 |
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Geboorteplaats: Holbeck, West Yorkshire, England, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Laatst gekende woonplaats: Holbeck, West Yorkshire, England, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Beroep: Stenograaf |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Gunner |
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Service nummer: 111980 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Leeds, Yorkshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Royal Field Artillery, 55 Bty. 33rd Bde. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 12/11/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Zonnebeke Church - Zonnebeke Kirche, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 24 |
Begraafplaats
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White House Cemetery Plot: III Rij: Q Graf: 8 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 4
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Mijn verhaal
Robert Berry, a former shorthand typist, was born 1893 in Holbeck, West Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Robert and Catherine Berry. He enlisted in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He served in the 55th Bty of the 33rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery, part of the 11th (Northern) Division.
British artillerists, together with Canadians, were positioned in Zonnebeke during this time, behind the ruins of Zonnebeke Church. On November 11, 1917 the 55th Battery relieved a Canadian Brigade. On November 12, 1917 they were heavily shelled while using their 15 cm Howitzers in Zonnebeke. Three men of the 33rd Brigade were killed this day: Berry, Howard and Cooke
Robert, aged 24, was killed in action on November 12, 1917. Gunner Berry was initially buried where he fell, near Zonnebeke Church (28.D.28.a.00.80). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the White House Cemetery, Plot III, Row Q, Grave 8.
British artillerists, together with Canadians, were positioned in Zonnebeke during this time, behind the ruins of Zonnebeke Church. On November 11, 1917 the 55th Battery relieved a Canadian Brigade. On November 12, 1917 they were heavily shelled while using their 15 cm Howitzers in Zonnebeke. Three men of the 33rd Brigade were killed this day: Berry, Howard and Cooke
Robert, aged 24, was killed in action on November 12, 1917. Gunner Berry was initially buried where he fell, near Zonnebeke Church (28.D.28.a.00.80). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the White House Cemetery, Plot III, Row Q, Grave 8.
Bronnen 3
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33rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/1694/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 363). https://www.ancestry.com/ Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/454356 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/319139 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=28b27912-d659-4926-a24b-8db90eaff7bb |