Gunner 112995 George Berry

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Garrison Artillery - 303rd Siege Bty.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 32
Date of death: 11th of July 1917 (Wednesday)
Born: Manchester
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery - IV. G. 4.

BMD details:
Marriage: 09/01/1904 George Berry to Sarah Esther Aspinall at St Helens. The couple had one further child: George b 21/01/1915 at St Helens.

Family details:
Husband of S. E. Berry, of II, Tamworth St., Newtown, St. Helens, Lancs. Widow Sarah E is legatee.

Census details:
1891 - 7 years old schoolboy George is living at ???? Lower Darwen, with parents William (36), Elizabeth (38) and three siblings: Sidney (15), Charley (5), William (2 mths). 1901 - 17 years old 'Stopper Maker for Glass Bottles' George is living at 110 Eldon Street, St Helens with his parents William (48), Elizabeth (46) and two siblings Charles (15), William (10). 1911 - Sees 27 years old 'Bottle Finisher' George living at 11 Tamworth Street, Newtown, St Helens with wife Sarah Esther (26) and four children: William (6), Mary Elizabeth (5), Edith (3), Sarah Ellen (10mths).

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/112995GeorgeBerry.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Berry_G_112995_RGA.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/112995BerryGeorge.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication to Gunner George Berry at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/G_Berry_RGA_zps504612e3.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner George Berry at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]