Percy Herbert Cherry, VC

Date of birth	1895-06-04	Drysdale, VIC
Other	1902	Moved to Tasmania.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1915-03-05	26 Battalion.
Date promoted	1915-09	Appointed Company Sergeant Major
Date wounded	1915-12-01
Date promoted	1915-12-09	Appointed Lieutenant.
Other units	1916-03	7 Machine Gun Company.
Date wounded	1916-08-05	Wounded at Pozieres, France when he and a German officer were sniping at each other from shell holes. They both fired together and both were wounded. Lieutenant (Lt) Cherry went to the German who gave him a bundle of letter and asked that he have them censored and posted for him, Lt Cherry agreed and the German died.
Date of honour or award	1916-08-26	Awarded Military Cross for his action at Walencourt, the award was announced on the day he was killed.
Date wounded	1916-08-26	Wounded at Walencourt.
Other units	1916-12-01	Returned to 26 Battalion.
Date promoted	1917-02-14	Appointed Captain.
Date of honour or award	1917-03-26	Awarded Victoria Cross for action at Lagnicourt, France whilst serving with 26 Battalion, 7 Brigade, 2 Division as a Captain
Date of death	1917-03-26	Lagnicourt, France