230634 Cpl. Michael Berry British Army 1st Siege Company Royal Engineers from:Blackpool Michael Berry was my husband's grandfather. His family came to England from Ireland in the mid 1800s. With his father from Belfast, and mother from County Mayo, he spent his entire life living in Blackpool until his death in 1945. He was part of 1st Siege Coy, Royal Engineers during World War 1, becoming a corporal in his unit of sappers. We don't as yet know much about his military career apart from the fact that he was injured in 1918 and treated in a hospital whose whereabouts is unknown. He married a local girl, Olive Taylor and had two children, Henry 1914 and Catherine 1919. Sadly, his wife died on the eve of their daughter's third birthday in 1921. He found it hard to manage and left his daughter to be brought up by a good neighbor. Eventually, he remarried when his daughter was older and went on to have a second family. He died at the age of 55 with his daughter by his side. All this information his been gained through hard research and good luck, so far. We aim to add more to Michael's story as time goes on.
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