Berry, The Rev. Walter Henry Arthur
Died in Normandy. The Rev. Walter Berry. The death has occurred in Normandy of the Rev. Walter Berry, Chaplain to the Forces, only son of Mr. and the late Mrs Berry of Brabourne, Oakwood-rd, Crofton. Mr. Berry was an M.A. of Caius College, Cambridge, and before taking his Holy Orders was for a number of years, engaged in business in the City. His ambition was always the church and in 1938 he entered King’ s College, London, where he studied divinity for a year. His first appointment was a curacy at Bexleyheath. A year and a half later he was appointed Vicar of Horton Kirby. He left his parish about a year ago to take up the duties of a chaplain, and was only 43 when he met his death. Bromley and West Kent Mercury, 1 September 1944
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Berry |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | The Rev. Walter Henry Arthur |
| Family details | Son of Walter Joseph Berry and of Mary Selena Eleanor Berry (nee Smith); husband of Kathleen Berry, of Keston, Kent. |
| Previous education | Caius College, Cambridge |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1938-1939 |
| Dept / course | Theology (Occasional) |
| Qualifications | B.A. (Lond); M.A. (Cantab) |
| Military unit | Royal Army Chaplain’ s Dept. |
| Service number | 291270 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Decorations / medals | Mentioned in Despatches |
| Date of death | 27/07/1944 |
| Age at death | 40 |
| Rank at death | Chaplain 4th Class |
| Cause of death | Killed on active service (W. Kent Mercury) |
| Burial place | Ranville War Cemetery, France |
| Commemoration(s) | King’ s College Chapel |
| Sources | King’ s College London Archives, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Bromley and West Kent Mercury |