Private 3992

57th Battalion then the 10th Machine Gun Company

Korumburra, Victoria

His father, Joseph Patrick Sherry of Leongatha

23/12/1915

Age 22 years and 10 months, 5'4" 138 pounds, blue eyes and brown hair

Roman Catholic

Farm worker

He was killed in action on the 29/9/18

He was buried near the place where he fell and was moved to Unicorn Cemetery Vendhuile France

He and his family lived in Leongatha, Victoria


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.