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Aug 4, 1889
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Born in St. Luke’s, London,
England to Frederick George Berry and Annie (nee Franklin) Berry
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Dec 10, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59061 (temporary number 1152)
Ø Next
of kin given as Mrs. Annie Berry, mother, Hackney London, England
Ø Previous occupation
given as Labourer
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion
given as Church of England
Ø Posted
to the Depot Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Jul 19, 1915
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Declared to be AWL (Absent
Without Leave)
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Jul 23, 1915
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Reported for duty and
forfeited 5 day’s pay and restricted to half pay for 1 month as punishment
for his absence
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Nov 2, 1915
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While the 21st
Battalion was in Division Reserve and resting in billets in the town of La
Clytte, Belgium, Private Berry was in the nearby town of Dickybush and was
blown off feet and fell on his back by a shell concussion. He was stunned but
not unconscious. The shell landed about 15 yards away from him.
He was admitted to the
Division’s Rest Station at the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance in Locre,
Belgium for treatment of Bronchitis, nervousness and deafness in his left
ear.
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Nov 15, 1915
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Transferred via the No. 7 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 5 British Red Cross Hospital in
Wimereux, France
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Nov 20, 1915
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Cambria
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Bevan Military Hospital in Sandgate
Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 13, 1915
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Transferred to the No. 2 Kent
VAD (Volunteer Aid Detachment) Hospital in Ramsgate
Doctors declare that he will
never be fit for active service in the winter time
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Jan 28, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 2
Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Monks Horton
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Feb 15, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 14, 1916
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Discharged from hospital
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Mar 17, 1916
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Medical Board held at
Shorncliffe recommends 6 weeks of Physical Training
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Mar 20, 1916
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Admitted to the Military
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park complaining that he was unable to
sleep
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Apr 1, 1916
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Transferred to the County of
London War Hospital in Epsom
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May 3, 1916
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Transferred to the Granville
Special Hospital in Ramsgate
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May 10, 1916
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Transferred to the Military
Hospital in Ramsgate
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Jun 6, 1916
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Transferred to the Westcliffe
Ear and Eye Hospital in Folkestone with a nasal obstruction
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Jun 9, 1916
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Surgery performed to relieve
the nasal obstruction
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Jun 21, 1916
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Transferred back to the
Granville Special Hospital in Ramsgate
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Jul 25, 1916
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Medical Board at Shorncliffe
recommends a further 6 weeks of physical training
Discharged from hospital
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Aug 8, 1916
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Declared to be Absent Without
Leave
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Aug 30, 1916
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Board of Enquiry held at
Folkestone declared him to be illegally absent and his kit deficient in the
amount of $33.20. To forfeit 21 days
pay and allowances and a pay stoppage of #33.20.
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Sep 6, 1916
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Declared to be a Deserter
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Sep 11, 1916
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Struck Off Strength of the CEF
as a Deserter with the forfeiture of any medal entitlement
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