Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John Berry
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 1787
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 07/06/1915
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Le Touret Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panels 24 to 26.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 59 Main St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Jane Robertson Berry
- Children:
Elizabeth, born 08.06.1901, James, born 11.03.1903, Henrietta, born 18.04.1905, William, born 21.09.1909 & John, born 22.04.1914
More about John Berry
John has no known grave but is remembered on the Le Touret Memorial.
“FOURTH” MAN KILLED BY A SHELL. Major John B. Muir, in a letter to Mrs Berry, who resides at 59 Main Street, Dundee, states that her husband, Private John Berry, 4th Black Watch, was killed by a shell from a German trench mortar which struck him on the head on 8th [sic] May, and his death was instantaneous.
Major Muir says that he was one of the best men they had. Private Berry was a member of the 4th Black Watch for about two years, and was 35 years of age. He was formerly employed by Messrs Francis Stevenson & Sons, Lawside Dyeworks. He leaves a widow and five of a family. The Courier, Monday, 21 June 1915, 4.
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