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Surname: BERRY
Forename(s): John Fort
Place of Birth: Clitheroe, Lancashire
Service No: 240896
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion
Division: 19th (Western) Division
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1917-12-19
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: VII. B. 23.
CWGC Cemetery: ROCQUIGNY-EQUANCOURT ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY, MANANCOURT
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Fort Berry was the son of James and Isabella Berry, née Moorhouse. James was born at Kelbrook, Yorkshire and Isabella at Hapton, Lancashire.
1901 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 22, Scotland Road - John F. Berry, aged 4 years, born Clitheroe, Lancashire, son of James and Isobel Berry.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 57, Gisburn Road - John Fort Berry, aged 14 years, born Clitheroe, Lancashire, son of James and [stepson of] Mary Ann Berry. [James had married Mary Ann Rimington in 1908.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John Berry, 2831; 240896, R. Lanc. R. Theatre of War: (1) France. Qualifying date [for 1914-15 Star]: 5.5.15. D. of W.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte John Berry, 2831, 1/5th K.O.R.L; 240896, 7th K.O.R.L.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte John Berry, 240896, 1/5 [crossed out] 1/7th [sic] Bn R. Lancs. Date and Place of Death: 19.12.17. 21 C.C.S. France. Wounds. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father Sole Legatee - James. £22 10s. 8d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for John. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mr James Berry. Relationship: Father. Address: 151, Euston Road, Morecambe.
A short biography of John is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BERRY, John Fort, aged 21 years, 7, Euston Road, Morecambe, late of Barnoldswick, died of wounds Dec. 19, 1917.
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Private John Fort BERRY

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 19th (Western) Division
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