PERRY, Gilbert Douglas
| Service Number: | 1010 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Civil engineer and surveyor |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries) , Tetbury Cottage Hospital, Gloucestershire, England, 29 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Tetbury (St. Saviour) Churchyard |
| Memorials: | Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1010, 4th Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 1010, 4th Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 1010, 4th Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 25 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 29 Jun 1918: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-06-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 29th June......Gilbert Douglas Perry was born in 1894 at Petersham, Sydney, NSW. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 20 year old Civil Engineer & Surveyor from Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.
Sapper Perry was posted to 4th Signal Troop & disembarked at Egypt on 17th July, 1915. He embarked again on 19th September, 1915 for "overseas".
Sapper Perry was admitted to 5th Field Ambulance at Anzac on 28th October, 1915 with Influenza (Tonsilitis). He was transferred to 15th General Hospital at Alexandria on 7th November, 1915 with Diptheria & finally rejoined his Unit on 27th January, 1916.
Sapper Perry was transferred to 13th Field Company, Australian Engineers on 13th May, 1916 at Serapeum. He arrived in France on 13th June, 1916.
Sapper Perry was admitted to Hospital in September, 1916 with Myalgia & rejoined his Unit on 18th October, 1916.
Sapper Gilbert Douglas Perry was transferred to Royal Flying Corps from 13th Flying Corps Engineers on 26th October, 1917. He was on command at No. 1 Royal Flying Corps School of Military Aeronautics at Reading, Berkshire, England on 2nd November, 1917 & appointed Flying Officer (Pilot) & to be Second Lieutenant in A.I.F. on 25th May, 1918.
Second Lieutenant Gilbert Douglas Perry was flying solo, a Sopwith Camel C.103 on 21st June, 1918 to set up for “practising diving preparatory to firing on Aerodrome Target.” The plane crashed at 11.15 am. at Minchinhampton Aerodrome. He was admitted to Tetbury Cottage Hospital, Gloucestershire.
A Court of Enquiry was held on 21st June, 1918 & it was found that “the cause of the accident was in our opinion bad piloting in that /Lieut. Perry G.D. pulled machine out of a steep drive too roughly thereby causing undue strain and so breaking right hand planes.” The Officer Commanding reported “I concur in the above finding. This officer was on duty at the time and to blame for the accident as he put too greater strain on the machine by pulling it suddenly out of a steep drive.”
Second Lieutenant Gilbert Douglas Perry died on evening of 29th June, 1918 at Tetbury Cottage Hospital, Gloucestershire, England as a result of an aeroplane accident & Pneumonia. He was buried in St. Saviour’s Church Cemetery, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/tetbury.html
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