| Surname: | Berry |
| Initials: | G |
| Rank: | Warrant Officer I |
| Army Number: | P/11239 |
| Notes: | MFP. 31/8/1914 he enlisted as Sgt 2 Norfolk Regiment, No 14245, age 31.3 years, occupation traveller, born 1883, born Stowlangtoft, Suffolk. Later MFP, WOI. Awarded 1915 Star, Victory and War Medal. First served (5a) East Africa, 10/12/1915. Shown as (4) Mesopotamia, 10/12/1915 in medal roll page B 764. Home address: 263 Wandsworth Road, Lambeth, London and 26 The Grangeway, Grange Park, London N 21. No prefix P/ on medal card. 2/2/1916 Extra duty pay whilst employed on Provost duties, 15/2/1917 transferred to MFP, 1/6/1917 C/Sgt, 7/2/1918 WOI, 12/8/1920 do discharge. Served Home 31/8/1914 to 9/12/1918, Mesopotamia 10/12/1915 to ? The following extract was found in a part document of a Court of Enquiry, 18/4/1918 in Iraq: 3rd Witness RSM G Berry, MFP. I was detailed by the APM Ashar to proceed to PA 6 to be present at a Court of Enquiry into the death of No. 78114 Sgt Morrison, RAMC. I went with he Court to examine the bathroom in which the body lay, I found the body fully dressed lying on the floor along side the bath, there was blood spattered everywhere and an open razor was lying on the right side just above his shoulder. His throat was completely severed Signed G Berry, RSM, MFP. George Berry. Sgt Morrison is buried in Basra War Cemetery, I.J.6. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 31728 Page: 525 Jan. 12, 1920) |
| Citation: | Mesopotamia. |
| Decoration: | Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 32002 Page: 8060 Aug. 3, 1920) |
| Citation: | Afghanistan 1919. |
| Decoration: | Indian General Service Medal 1908 - 1935 (London Gazette: Medal Roll WO 100/116/482 Page: 6 May 15, 1923) |
| Citation: | Clasp: Afghanistan, North-West Frontier 1919. Shown as WOI MFP in this medal roll. Discharged 12/8/1920. |