George William Perry South Aus, after 1919

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marg

2017-11-10 02:47:13 UTC

Hi all

George William Perry was born 1894 Bute SA,

Parents were John James Perry and Mary nee Miller

George appears in WW1, and returns from overseas service in aug 1919. (NAA
file)

But then he disappears.

I presume he stayed in South Aus as no electoral roll appearance.

I wonder if anyone could find any hint of what happened to George

Thanks so much

Cheers

Marg O'Leary
Hunter region NSW

Doug Laidlaw

2017-11-10 11:20:26 UTC

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Post by marg
Hi all
George William Perry was born 1894 Bute SA,
Parents were John James Perry and Mary nee Miller
George appears in WW1, and returns from overseas service in aug 1919. (NAA
file)
But then he disappears.
I presume he stayed in South Aus as no electoral roll appearance.
I wonder if anyone could find any hint of what happened to George
Thanks so much
Cheers
Marg O'Leary
Hunter region NSW

I will add him to my file as soon as I get my trees in order. The S.A.
indexes are full of them. I thought I had a Fromelles Perry from S.A.,
but I didn't.

Doug.

Doug Laidlaw

2017-11-10 11:48:27 UTC

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Post by marg
Hi all
George William Perry was born 1894 Bute SA,

I will add him to my file as soon as I get my trees in order. The S.A.
indexes are full of them. I thought I had a Fromelles Perry from S.A.,
but I didn't.
Doug.

It is strange that there is a very detailed family tree besides yours,
and they don't know, either. Nothing in Find a Grave.

Doug.

Doug Laidlaw

2017-11-11 10:17:19 UTC

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This is getting VERY confusing. The enlistment form gives George's
service number as 1215, and the battalion number has been altered. The
record says he was discharged as a Private.

There is a Lance Corporal George William Perry, also with No. 1215. the
service numbers seem to be repeated in every unit, but the coincidence
is too great. He served in the 56th AIF Bn, was wounded and
hospitalized at Bath, and was discharged in OZ on 02 Jun 1919. The Red
Cross has correspondence with a relative of the L/C, whose address was
Balaklava, S.A.

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10922180

The 56th Bn is given in red on "our" George's enlistment. It fought at
Fromelles.

Go for it, girls. You have more know-how than I do.

Doug.

Doug Laidlaw

2017-11-11 15:01:46 UTC

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This is getting VERY confusing. The enlistment form gives George's
service number as 1215, and the battalion number has been altered. The
record says he was discharged as a Private.
There is a Lance Corporal George William Perry, also with No. 1215. the
service numbers seem to be repeated in every unit, but the coincidence
is too great. He served in the 56th AIF Bn, was wounded and
hospitalized at Bath, and was discharged in OZ on 02 Jun 1919. The Red
Cross has correspondence with a relative of the L/C, whose address was
Balaklava, S.A.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10922180
The 56th Bn is given in red on "our" George's enlistment. It fought at
Fromelles.
Go for it, girls. You have more know-how than I do.
Doug.

The Red Cross file is at

http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/sarcib/SRG76_1_4502.pdf

Next of kin writing was Mrs M.G. Heath (a sister.) I haven't found her.

Doug Laidlaw

2017-11-12 12:05:19 UTC

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Post by Doug Laidlaw
The Red Cross file is at
http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/sarcib/SRG76_1_4502.pdf
Next of kin writing was Mrs M.G. Heath (a sister.) I haven't found her.

But Marg's tree has George's sister Annie (born 1892) marrying a "Mr
Heath." They didn't marry in SE Australia, but a Mr W. Heath and Mrs
M.G. Heath arrived at Fremantle from London. She signs her letter "Mrs
M G Heath." I would expect that back then, those would be her husband's
initials. This needs to be followed up.

The confusion in the records would explain why George's own family don't
know when or where he died. It is all adding up.

Doug (the terrier.)
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