Private Arthur George Berry

Army Number: 12531

Battalion: 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Nottingham and lived at Draycott, Derbyshire. Son of William and Mary Louisa Berry, of Derby Road, Draycott. He was a lace hand prior to enlisting at Derby. He went to France on 9th February 1915 and was killed in action on 5th July 1916, in the attack on the German positions at La Boisselle, France during the Battle of the Somme.

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

Private Arthur George Berry is also commemorated on the following memorials:-
Draycott and Wilne War Memorial, Draycott, Derbyshire.