BERRYHILL, Jack Arthur
| Service Number: | 65 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Double Bay, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Double Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | DoubleBay Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stereotyper |
| Died: | Illness, United Kingdom, 15 May 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot IV, Row E, Grave 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Double Bay War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Double Bay, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 65, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 65, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 65, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 65 awm_unit: 5th Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-05-15 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 15th May…… Jack Arthur Berryhill was born at Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales in 1894. His birth was registered as Arthur J. Berryhill in the district of Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales.
Elizabeth Berryhill, mother of Jack Arthur Berryhill, died on 11th July, 1913 in Sydney, NSW.
On 23rd July, 1915 Jack Arthur Berryhill enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 21 year old, Stereotyper from “Glenayr”, New South Head Road, Double Bay, NSW
Private Jack Arthur Berryhill, Service number 65, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Beltana (A72) on 9th November, 1915 with Headquarters, 8th Infantry Brigade, 30th Infantry Battalion & disembarked at Suez on 11th December, 1915.
He was transferred to “D” Company, 30th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir on 21st February, 1916.
On 15th March, 1916 Private Berryhill was transferred to 5th Divisional Signalling Company (Engineers) at Tel-el-Kebir (as per Casualty Form – Active Service. One of the Statement of Service forms has the date of 7th June, 1916). He was taken on strength as Sapper on 16th March, 1916.
Sapper Jack Arthur Berryhill embarked from Alexandria on 17th June, 1916 on Manitou & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 25th June, 1916.
He reported sick on 15th March, 1917 & was admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance on 17th March, 1917 with “Dental” then transferred the same day to 5th Divisional Rest Station. Sapper Berryhill was discharged to duty on 29th March, 1917. He rejoined 5th Divisional Signalling Company on 3rd April, 1917.
On 26th March, 1917 Sapper Berryhill was absent from 0900 “until apprehended by the Military Police in the place Parmentier Amiens about 10.20 am on 26th March, 1917”. He was awarded 3 days Field Punishment No. 2 by Captain Hamilton on 9th April, 1917.
Sapper Berryhill was on furlough to England from 23rd July, 1917 & rejoined from Leave on 5th August, 1917.
He reported sick on 13th August, 1917 & was admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance with a septic Throat. He was discharged to his Unit on 19th August, 1917 & rejoined his Unit in the Field on the same day.
On 8th September, 1917 Sapper Berryhill reported sick & was admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance with Tonsilitis & Scabies then transferred on 14th September, 1917 to 5th Divisional Scabies Station. He was transferred to 4th Stationary Hospital at Arques on 15th September, 1917 with Scabies. Sapper Berryhill was discharged to his Unit on 19th September, 1917 & rejoined his Unit in the Field on 20th September, 1917.
Sapper Berryhill reported sick on 29th November, 1917. He was admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance on 29th November, 1917 with Scabies then transferred the same day to 15th Australian Field Ambulance. Sapper Berryhill was discharged to duty on 7th December, 1917 & rejoined his Unit in the Field on the same day.
He reported sick on 23rd March, 1918 & was admitted to 1st Australian Divisional Rest Station with Lymphadenitis. Sapper Berryhill was transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 23rd March, 1918 then transferred to Ambulance Train on 26th March, 1918. He was admitted to 59th General Hospital at St Omer on 26th March, 1918 & transferred on 30th March, 1918 ready for transportation to England. Sapper Berryhill embarked on Hospital Ship Ville de Leige on 31st March, 1918 with Lymph Adenitis.
Sapper Jack Arthur Berryhill was admitted to Fort Pitt Military Hospital at Chatham, England on 31st March, 1918 (as per Casualty Form – Active Service, however the Hospital Admissions form recorded he was admitted to St. Barts on 31st March, 1918 with “Hodgkin’s disease; weak & anaemic…”. The Hospital Admissions form recorded he was transferred from St. Barts to Fort Pitt Military Hospital on 22nd April, 1918 – “Gross enlargement of glands of neck & groin. Very weak. Marked anaemia. Some difficulty in swallowing.”). He was transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England on 5th May, 1918.
Sapper Jack Arthur Berryhill died at 7.45 am on 15th May, 1918 at No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England from Lymphatic Leukaemia.
He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where around 360 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---b1.html
Biography
Son of John and Elizabeth Francis Berryhill, 'Glenayr' New South Head Road, Double Bay, New South Wales
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