Berry, Lawrence Benison

Date of Birth1899-11-08
Date of Death1971-03-29
Age71
GenderMale
Birth PlaceAustralia, Tasmania, Ulverstone

Service Details

ServiceRAN - Royal Australian Navy
Service Period1923-1939
Service 2RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry1919-08-20
RankPetty Officer
RateStoker
Official Number11573 / 557
Discharged Date1922-07-20
Discharge TypePUNS - Permanently Unfit for Naval Service 1945-11-13
Service Period1919-1945
Active Service (War service)WW2
ShipHMAS Australia (I), Sydney (I) decommissioning crew, HMAS Voyager (D31)
Service 3RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Service Period1923-1939
Service 4RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Official Number557
Service Period1942-1945

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NameWoden Cemetery formerly Canberra General Cemetery
Cemetery AddressPhillip, ACT
Demonination/AreaPortion 4
SectionX
Grave Number336
Grave TypeBurial - Grave

Notes

Three periods of service: 1st - 1919-22; 2nd: 1925-39; 3rd: 1942-45 (discharged PUNS in "a depressive state"). Originally reengaged in 1942 for the "Shore Wireless Service".

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs DVA Commemoration Details

Contributors

Researched by: Andrew Watters