John William Henry Sherry
Name John William Henry Sherry
Number Private 3992
Battalion 57th Battalion then the 10th Machine Gun Company
Place of Birth Korumburra
Next of Kin His father, Joseph Patrick Sherry of Leongatha
Date and place of enlistment 23/12/1915
Physical details on enlistment Age 22 years and 10 months, 5’ 4 ½ ” 138 pounds, blue eyes and brown hair
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation farm worker
Date and place of death
He was killed in action on the 29/9/18
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried near the place where he fell and was moved to Unicorn Cemetery Vendhuile France
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He and his family lived in Leongatha
Military History
- 23/12/15 He enlisted
- 8/2/16 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Warilda
- He was placed in the 5th reinforcement of the 24th Battalion
- He was then transferred to the 57th
- He was in the same battalion as Jock Patterson
- 16/4/16 He was transferred to the artillery in the 10th Machine Gun Company
- 21/4/16 He was mustered as a gunner
- 5/5/16 He went to hospital ill
- 17/5/16 He was transferred to England
- 20/11/16 He returned to France
- 27/12/16 He was ill in hospital and went to England
- 12/2/17 He returned to France
- 4/6/17 He was admitted to hospital in France suffering from tonsillitis and stayed there until 12/6/17
- 3/7/17 He had influenza
- 7/7/17 He returned to duty
- 13/7/17 He was wounded in action but still on duty
- 8/9/17 He was absent from his billet after 9pm and received 4 days detention
- 11/9/17 He went to hospital with influenza
- 15/9/17 He returned to his unit
- 17/11/17 He is sick with laryngitis
- 20/11/17 He went to England
- 22/11/17 He went to Norwich War Hospital
- 8/12/17 He is discharged from Norwich and went to Bracondale
- 12/12/17 A court ordered him to lose 4 days pay for being absent without leave on 4/5/17
- 14/12/17 He rejoined his unit
- 12/2/18 He was with the 3rd auxiliary Dartord
- 4/3/18 He was in Dartford
- 16/3/18 He was in London
- 2/7/18 He travelled overseas from Folkstone
- 3/7/18 He moved to base camp
* 10/7/18 He joined his unit
- 28/8/18 He was sick in hospital
- 25/9/18 He returned to his Battalion
- 29/9/18 He was killed in action
- His effects were, a testament, two note books, purse, rosary and photos,
- His remains were exhumed and placed in Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile. A notice for this was dated January 29th 1924
- In July 1922 his father asked for his plaque and eventually received it.
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