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Henry Berry (rugby union) : ウィキペディア英語版 | Henry Berry (rugby union)
Henry Berry (8 January 1883 – 9 May 1915) was an English international rugby union player. He played club rugby for Gloucester and appeared in four games for England during the 1910 season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Henry Berry )〕 He died serving his country during the First World War. ==Personal history== Berry was born on 8 January 1883 in Gloucester to James and Hannah Berry. One of ten children he was educated at St Mark's School in his home town. A career soldier, he joined the British Army at the age of 16 and served with the 4th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment.〔 He was posted to South Africa after the outbreak of the Second Boer War. In March 1900 he was posted to the Atlantic island of Saint Helena where he served as a prison guard for two years.〔 He remained on after his battalion returned to Britain and instead joined the 1st Battalion Gloucester Regiment which was posted to Trincomalee in Ceylon.〔 He remained there until 1909 when he was forced to return to England to recover after contracting Maleria.〔 He married Beatrice Evelyn Arnold in 1910 and they became publicans, running first the Red Lion and then The Stag's Head. Their first child, Henry George Berry was born in August 1911. Berry remained a reservist throughout his time in England, and with the outbreak of the First World War he was called back into service as a corporal in the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He was posted to France in 1915 and wad killed in action on 9 May 1915 at Aubers Ridge. A month later Beatrice gave birth to his second child, a daughter, Phyllis Irene. In 2006, one of his grandchildren appeared on the BBC television programme Antiques Roadshow, filmed at Gloucester Cathedral, with some of his caps.
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