Arthur Albert William Berryman (1915 - 1944)

Born 17 May 1915 in Mitcham, Surrey, England

Husband of Agnes Elizabeth (Smith) Caporn — married about 1938 in Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

Died 25 Jun 1944 at age 29 in Proville, France

Biography

ARTHUR ALBERT WILLIAM BERRYMAN (Berryman-562)

PARENTS. Harry Frederick Langley Berryman & Gertrude Annie (Goves) Berryman

BIRTH. 17 May 1915, Mitcham, Surrey, England

BIRTH. 1915

Name Artuhur A W Berryman

Event Type Birth Registration

Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun

Registration Year 1915

Registration District Croydon

County Surrey

Event Place Croydon, Surrey, England

Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3) Goves

Volume 2A, Page 724, Line Number 63

IMMIGRATION.

(Jul 1937). ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT. The engagement is announced of Agnes Elizabeth (Bessie), twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Smith, of Kunnunoppin, to Arthur Albert William Berryman, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Berryman, of Marybrook, via Busselton.

MARRIAGE. Abt. 1938, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE. Abt. 1938, Agnes Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Frederick James Smith & Agnes Isobel (??) Smith

MARRIAGE. WA BDM Marriage Reg: #5/1938

Family name Smith

Given names Agnes E

Family name of Spouse Berryman

Given names of Spouse Arthur A W

Place of marriage Sussex

Children:

(1) Ronald Arthur Berryman, b. 14 Sep 1940,

BIRTH NOTICE. BERRYMAN (nee Bessie Smith).—On September 14, at Kalgoorlie Hospital. to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Berryman, of 159 Bourke-street, Kalgoorlie—a son (Ronald Arthur). Both well. The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Sat 21 Sep 1940, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46739207

WWII Service Record:

Name BERRYMAN, ARTHUR ALBERT WILLIAM

Service Royal Australian Air Force

Service Number 415495

Date of Birth 17 May 1915

Place of Birth MITCHAM, ENGLAND

Date of Enlistment 9 Nov 1941

Locality on Enlistment Unknown

Place of Enlistment PERTH, WA

Next of Kin BERRYMAN, AGNES

Date of Death 25 Jun 1944

Rank Pilot Officer

Posting on Death 467 SQUADRON

WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display

Prisoner of War No

Roll of Honour BUSSELTON WA

DEATH. 25 Jun 1944, Proville, France

(1945). IN MEMORIAM. On Service. BERRYMAN, Arthur A. W., Pilot Officer (R.A.A.F.), dearly loved husband of Bessie, darling daddy of Ronald, previously reported missing air operations over Proville, France, June 25, 1944, now presumed dead. Loving memories never die.—Always remembered by his wife and little son.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission:

Pilot Officer (Pilot) BERRYMAN, ARTHUR ALBERT WILLIAM

Service Number 415495

Died 25/06/1944

Aged 29

Royal Australian Air Force

Son of Frederick Langley Berryman and Gertrude Annie Berryman; husband of Agnes Elizabeth Berryman, of Victoria Park, Western Australia.

Buried at NEUILLY-L'HOPITAL CHURCHYARD

Location: Somme, France

Death of Spouse: 17 Sep 2000, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE OF HIS PARENTS. 1903, Kingston, Surrey, England

MARRIAGE. 1903

Name Harry Frederick L Berryman

Event Type Marriage

Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar

Registration Year 1903

Registration District Kingston

County Surrey

Event Place Kingston, Surrey, England

Volume 2A, Page 521, Line Number 137

Harry Frederick L Berryman probably married one of the following people

Name Gertrude Annie Goves

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:263B-G8Z

England and Wales Census, 1911:

Name: Frederick Langley Berryman

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1911

Event Place: Mitcham, Mitcham, Surrey, England

County: Surrey

Parish: Mitcham

Sub-District: Mitcham

Registration District: Croydon

Gender: Male

Age: 28

Marital Status (Original): MARRIED

Occupation: ARMY PENSIONER BUILDERS CLERK

Birth Year (Estimated): 1883

Birthplace: Midbledon, Surrey

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Line: 1, Page: 1

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE

Frederick Langley Berryman Head Male 28 Midbledon, Surrey

Gertrude Annie Berryman Wife Female 32 Oxford, Oxfordshire

Lily Gertrude Berryman Daughter Female 6 Midbledon, Surrey

Frederick Harry Berryman Son Male 5 Midbledon, Surrey

Charles George Berryman Son Male 3 Midbledon, Surrey

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW85-5Q6

Sources

• Birth: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FTQ-HXJ

• (Jul 1937). ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: The South-Western News (Busselton, WA : 1903 - 1949) Fri 16 Jul 1937, Page 4: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147651534

• Marriage: WA BDM Marriage Reg: #5/1938

• WWII Service Record: http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=R&veteranId=1040588

• (1945). IN MEMORIAM: Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) Wed 11 Apr 1945, Page 4: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95520259

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2846924/berryman,-arthur-albert-william/