Walter Berry (1890-1916)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
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Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- BERRY, WALTER. Private. No 19301. 7th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Born Hanson Lane, Lockwood, 19.12.1890. Son of Alfred and Clara Berry, 10 Thomas Street, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield. Educated at Mount Pleasant Council School. Attended Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Sunday School and Church, Lockwood. Employed as an iron moulder by Mr James Bailey of Meltham. Enlisted 29.8.1914. Killed in action, 29.12.1916, aged 26 years. Buried in GUARDS' CEMETERY, LESBOEUFS. Grave location:- Plot 10, Row T, Grave 5.
- ROH:- St. Stephen's Church, Rashcliffe; Mount Pleasant Chapel, Lockwood.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private BERRY
- regiment: York and Lancaster Regiment
- died: Friday, December 29, 1916
- age: 26 years
- record ID: 542478
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #542478)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #319707)