Roy Herbert Sherry (1898-1965)
Item
Dublin Core
Type
Title
Roy Herbert Sherry (1898-1965)
Contributor
Date
1915
Publisher
Wyndham City Libraries
Format
text
Language
eng
World War One Veterans Item Type Metadata
Name
Roy Herbert Alluvial Sherry
Birth Date
Birthplace
Service Number
2801
Enlistment Date
Next of Kin
Mr Herbert Sherry
Father
Father
Address at time of Enlistment
Elliminyt,
Colac, Victoria
Colac, Victoria
Occupation
Marital Status
Single
Death Date
Biographical Text
No. 2801 Roy Herbert Sherry
War Service
Roy Sherry embarked from Melbourne on 27 October 1915, aboard HMAT A38 Ulysees as a member of the 58th Battalion.
He served in France before considerable spending time in England recovering from a medical complaint.
Roy departed England, for home, on 15 November 1919 aboard, HT Ypiringa.
He disembarked in Australia on 4 January 1920 and was discharged on 19 March 1920.
Details of a Welcome Home held in honour of Roy and seven other returned serviceman was reported in the Camperdown Chronicle, 31 January 1920, p.4.
Medals and Entitlements:
- 1914-15 Star
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal
Bibliography
A.I.F. Project
www.aif.adfa.edu.au
Ancestry.com
Australian War Memorial
awm.gov.au
National Archives of Australia
naa.gov.au
Trove
trove.nla.gov.au
Medals and Entitlements
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Collection
Citation
“Roy Herbert Sherry (1898-1965),” Wyndham History, accessed January 25, 2022, http://www.wyndhamhistory.net.au/items/show/2482.
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