Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Peter Rex Berry Born 6 November 1932 - Died 17 February 1953 PDF Key details Service numberKorea 644568 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankKorea Gunner/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Artillery, 16 Field Regiment AWMM WarKorean War, 1950-1953 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Korea, Malaya-Borneo (taken in April 1999). - This i … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesPeter Rex AWMM SurnameBerry AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberKorea 644568 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth6 November 1932 AWMM Foxton, Manawatu AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarKorean War, 1950-1953 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberKorea 644568 AWMM Military serviceRegular Force AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsNew Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentKorea Regular soldier/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsKorea Kayforce AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankKorea Gunner/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Artillery, 16 Field Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Served with Regular Force 1951-53Served with Kayforce 1952-53"... a tragic incident occurred in E Troop when a faulty 213-fuse detonated while being screwed into a shell which was being held between the legs of a gunner. The shell exploded, killing two men, and mortally wounding another. This disaster, which took the lives of Lance-Bombardier Joseph Shortland, and Gunners E. J. Griffiths and P.R. Berry, meant that 17 February 1953 was Kayforce's worst day in terms of fatalities. Berry was a regular soldier, who had entered Korea only on 2 January after being held back in Japan until he turned twenty." (McGibbon 1996, vol. 2, pp. 331-32)Gunner Berry's brother, Mr Christopher Berry of Whiritoa Beach received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003 AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death17 February 1953 AWMM Age 20 AWMM Korea, Asia AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryUnited Nations Cemetery, Pusan, Korea AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryNZ Herald, 19 February 1953, p. 8. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Korea, Malaya-Borneo. AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Peter Rex Berry by laying a poppy. Percy George Berry Percy Victor Harold Berry Peter Rex Berry Raymond Berry Reginald Alfred Berry Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Peter Rex Berry Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand in the Korean War. NZHistory online. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war Further Reference DocumentsMcGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. AWMM pp. 332, 371, 399. AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM 19 February 1953, p. 8. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
