Simon Warren Posted 23 February Share Posted 23 February Good morning all . I am looking into four brothers from Tedburn St Mary who signed up together . I know about George and Edward, but uncertain what happened to William and Harry . George was a bugler and sadly lost his life at Gallipoli , his brother Edward on The Western Front . I Cannot find and info on his other brothers .Any information would be wonderful . Thank you Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 23 February Share Posted 23 February Have a date of birth / year of birth for William and Harry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Warren Posted 23 February Author Share Posted 23 February Hi there William 1854 and Harry 1885 Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 23 February Share Posted 23 February There is a Harry Berry (DOB 28/11/1886; born Crediton) in the Royal Navy. Are you sure that William was born in 1854? -- over 30 years gap between William and Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Warren Posted 23 February Author Share Posted 23 February Apologies. That was there father. William was 21.09.1886 Thank you SIMON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 23 February Share Posted 23 February Not the Berry brothers of Wexford, then. You had me going for a moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinesheadvillage Posted 23 February Share Posted 23 February Hi Simon Are you sure about the birthdate of 1886 for William. There is a William Berry, Navy, born 21/9/1887, born Exeter:- https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=gbm%2fadm188%2f414%2f0%2f0199 Sorry if this is a rabbit hole Kind Regards Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 23 February Share Posted 23 February Harry BERRY - Is Harry his birth forename or a diminutive [for Henry or Harold I suppose]? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 23 February Share Posted 23 February 1 hour ago, Simon Warren said: I am looking into four brothers from Tedburn St Mary who signed up together . I know about George and Edward, but uncertain what happened to William and Harry . George was a bugler and sadly lost his life at Gallipoli , his brother Edward on The Western Front . Are you suggesting they all joined up at the same time and into the same regiment? Would help us to know what the details were for William and George = Would you please offer their CWGC links as a minimum M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 23 February Share Posted 23 February I don't know if you have seen this with regard to George Berry. (image courtesy of Ancestry) 30 minutes ago, Matlock1418 said: Harry BERRY - Is Harry his birth forename or a diminutive [for Henry or Harold I suppose]? M The civil birth registration record shows his given name as HARRY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Warren Posted 23 February Author Share Posted 23 February HI Allan Yes that is him. Thank you. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Warren Posted 23 February Author Share Posted 23 February Hi everyone. Thank you for all that you found. it seems that William and Harry continued to serve with the RN , but sadly lost their brothers in WW1 . i will be making another donation to you for all the hard work that you do here. Thank you again Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawhiri Posted 23 February Share Posted 23 February 3 hours ago, Allan1892 said: There is a Harry Berry (DOB 28/11/1886; born Crediton) in the Royal Navy. 3 hours ago, Swinesheadvillage said: Are you sure about the birthdate of 1886 for William. There is a William Berry, Navy, born 21/9/1887, born Exeter BERRY, HARRY Mother's maiden name: KERSWELL GRO Reference: 1884 M Quarter in CREDITON Volume 05B Page 407 BERRY, WILLIAM Mother's maiden name: KERSWELL GRO Reference: 1886 D Quarter in CREDITON Volume 05B Page 401 BERRY, GEORGE Mother's maiden name: KERSWILL GRO Reference: 1888 M Quarter in SAINT THOMAS Volume 05B Page 59 BERRY, EDWARD Mother's maiden name: KERSWILL GRO Reference: 1889 J Quarter in SAINT THOMAS Volume 05B Page 67 Assuming that these are the birth registrations of the four brothers, both Harry and William seem to have been a little creative with their birth dates on enlisting, Harry in particular. Harry appears to have four separate service records at the National Archives, starting with enlisting in the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 16 January 1902. Following completion of his service with the Royal Marine Light Infantry he then seems to have reenlisted briefly as a stoker immediately after the war, before joining again at the outbreak of war in 1939. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7821036 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7771925 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7014559 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14803476 Brother William enlisted as a seaman on 20 September 1905, and served to the end of WW1. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6736628 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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