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  • George William Perry South Aus, after 1919

    From marg@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 10 13:47:13 2017
    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

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  • From Doug Laidlaw@21:1/5 to marg on Fri Nov 10 22:20:26 2017
    On 10/11/17 13:47, marg wrote:
    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.

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  • From Doug Laidlaw@21:1/5 to Doug Laidlaw on Fri Nov 10 22:48:27 2017
    On 10/11/17 22:20, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
    On 10/11/17 13:47, marg wrote:
    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.

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  • From Doug Laidlaw@21:1/5 to marg on Sat Nov 11 21:17:19 2017
    On 10/11/17 13:47, marg wrote:
    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


    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.

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  • From Doug Laidlaw@21:1/5 to Doug Laidlaw on Sun Nov 12 02:01:46 2017
    On 11/11/17 21:17, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
    On 10/11/17 13:47, marg wrote:
    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


    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.

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  • From Doug Laidlaw@21:1/5 to Doug Laidlaw on Sun Nov 12 23:05:19 2017
    On 12/11/17 02:01, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
    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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