Tuesday, 15 May 2007

Private Joseph Burgundy Berry

Born on 1 April 1898 in Lindsay, Ontario - nephew of Mrs. Elizabeth Meredith, Hamilton, Ontario - attestation form notes present address in Hamilton, Ontario, trade as driver, single, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 7 inches, chest of 32.5 inches, dark complexion, brown eyes, black hair, Presbyterian.

Joined the 109th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Lindsay, Ontario, on 31 March 1916 (number 724181) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 4 or 6 December 1918 - killed in action on 4 April 1917 - buried in Villers Station Cemetery, France (VI.J.6).

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