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CHERRY, PERCY HERBERT
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
CHERRY, PERCY HERBERT
Date Of Birth
4 Jun 1895
Age
21
Birth Place
Murradoc, Drysdale, Victoria, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Date
26 Mar 1917
Date Of Death
27 Mar 1917
Fate
Killed in action.
Information
Formerly Second Lieutenant and Lieutenant. 26th Battalion (Queensland and Tasmania), Australian Imperial Force. Parents: John Gawley Cherry and Elizabeth Cherry, of Cradoc, Huon, Tasmania.
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Further gazette dates: 24/04/1917 (M.C.) Further gazette pages: 3939 (M.C.) Gazette issue: 30036 (M.C.)
Rank Name
Captain
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
4587 (V.C.); Issue: 30064 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Lagnicourt, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Imperial Force
Battalion
26th Battalion (Queensland and Tasmania)
Place of Death
Lagnicourt, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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