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Military service
Age:
23
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Field Artillery
Division:
D Bty. 315th Bde.
Birth:
Pincher Creek, Alberta
Enlistment:
United Kingdom
Death:
October 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XXI. D. 10.
Additional information
Son of George Thomas and Ada A. Berry, of Strathmore, Alberta. B.A. Educated at Detroit University School, Mich., U.S.A., Upper Canada College, Toronto, and Toronto University.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant George Herbert Bert Berry
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Memorial Tablet
George Herbert Berry is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario. -
Photo of George Herbert Berry
From "The War Book of Upper Canada College", edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during WWI. -
Honour Roll
From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Photo of George Berry
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
The Soldiers' Tower
The Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto was built in 1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Their names are carved on the Memorial Screen. Photo: K. Parks. -
Memorial Room
Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Inscription
Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who died in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XIV is dedicated: "In memory of the members of Delta Kappa Epsilon who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918". Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Inscription
Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who died in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XXIII is dedicated: "University College Alumni Association". Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram October 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Second Lieutenant George Herbert Bert Berry
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 575 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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