Gerald BARRY

Regimental number24126
Date of birth19 July 1882
Place of birthVictoria, Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSurfaceman NZ Railways
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 6"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs E Hessdren, 105 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 February 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Greymouth Railway Station Roll of Honour. Brother: A.H. Barry, Kialla East, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 30 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 28 July 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 3 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 22 September 1916, and posted to 13th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Report by 2nd Anzac Burial Corps: 'Buried Passchendaele D.4.d.20 and d.G Central in and all about this region and Bellevue'; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22273022