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Stanley Llewellyn Perry

August 22, 2023

Stanley Llewellyn Perry was born on 23 August 1890 in Sydney. He is the eldest son of seven children born to English poulterer John William Perry and his wife Louisa, née Mitchell.[1]

Perry became surgeon major of the 3rd Battalion when attended Auburn Superior Public School. In 1909 he joined the school of engineering at the University of Sydney and became a partner in an engineering company in 1914.

Perry became second lieutenant in the 39th Infantry Battalion on February 1913. He was then recruited to the Australian Imperial Force on 15 October 1914 as second lieutenant in the 13th Battalion and participated in the landing of Gallipoli. On 1 February 1915, he was promoted to lieutenant because of his strategic skill and his ability in handling the unit.

After landing at Gallipoli on 25 April, his battalion moved to Quinn's Post and Pope's Hill with the task of clearing Russell's Top. The 'Fighting Thirteenth' suffered drastic casualties that week during an attack by the Turks on Quinn's Post.

Perry's men held their position against all odds on 29 May when the Turks broke into Quinn's Post. However, on the night of 6 August, Perry was badly injured during an attack on the Turks at Koja Chemen Tepe. He subsequently evacuated to Egypt but rejoined his unit there in January 1916 .

On 2 March Perry was transferred to 45th Battalion where he was promoted to captain. The 45th Battalion was established in Egypt as part of the "doubling" AIF. Half of this recruits were Gallipoli veteran from the 13th Battalion and the other half were from Australia, many of whom were from New South Wales. The battalion crossed to France on 2 June and moved into the front line at Fleurbaix and then on the Somme. Perry was severely wounded on 14 August near Pozières but again rejoined his unit after recovery and became a-second-in-command and had a responsibility of rebuilding his unit following Passchendaele.

The battalion advanced forward early January 1917 and on 6 January they took over the front line near Gueudecourt. They suffered heavy casualties in April at Bullecourt and even more significantly in June at Messines. On 16 October, Perry was appointed commanding officer at 48th Battalion and temporary lieutenant-colonel after he attended the Senior Officers’ School at Aldershot, the battalion took up at Sailey-le Sec, Alloville and Corbie .

In March 1918, German forces continued to push forward and on 5 April, the Germans struck with 15 divisions at Dernancourt and claimed the strategically vital "Hill 104" which resulted in a great number of casualties. Perry was appointed commanding officer of the 48th Infantry Battalion on 1 June 1918. On 8 August, the Allied forces launched an offensive. Perry was injured but successfully directed his unit to the capture of the Blue Line west of Provart. Perry was awarded a Distinguished Service Order because of his gallant conduct during the advancement of his battalion.

After being discharged from the army, Perry and his brother Jack set-up a chemical engineering company called Pyco in Sydney. The company produced pyrethrin insecticides but force to close in mid-1960 with government restrictions on the importing of pyrethrum flowers.

Perry married Mary Elizabeth Evans in Auburn Baptist Church on 12 April 1924. The couple did not have children. During his retirement, Perry was the main contributor to the writing of "Liberty Plains – a history of Auburn" which was published in 1982. On 2 May 1979 he died in Repatriation Hospital at Concord and was cremated. A memorial to him was dedicated at Arncliffe's St Paul Anglican Church on 17 May 1981.

The following table is an excerpt about the army life of lieutenant Stanley Llewellyn Perry. Dates on this table are slightly different from other sources.

Date of birth 1890-08-23
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 1914-12-20 Appointed Second Lieutenant with the 13th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 1914-12-22 Embarked with 13th Battalion.
Date promoted 1915-02-01 Appointed lieutenant.
Other units 1916-03-03 45th Battalion.
Date promoted 1916-03-12 Appointed captain.
Other units 1916-06-02 Joined the British Expeditionary Force – Alexandria.
Other units 1916-07-06 Transferred to England on duty.
Other units 1916-07-08 Joined Senior Officers School, Aldershot.
Date promoted 1916-08-25 Appointed major.
Date of honour or award 1916-11-14 Military Cross.
Other units 1917-10-01 Rejoined 45th Battalion.
Other units 1917-10-08 – 1918-04-12 46th Battalion.
Date promoted 1917-10-16 Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel.
Date of honour or award 1917-12-28 Mention in Despatches.
Other units 1918-04-12 – 1918-06-01 45th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 1918-05-28 Distinguished Service Order.
Date promoted 1918-06-01 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units 1918-06-01 – 1918-09-02 48th Battalion.
Other units 1918-09-02 – 1918-09-08 4th Army Gas school.
Other units 1918-09-08 48th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 1918-12-31 Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award 1919-07-11 Mention in Despatches.
Other 1919-08-11 AIF appointment terminated.

Biography

References

  1. ^ Sutton, R. "Perry, Stanley Llewellyn (1890–1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.

August 22, 2023
stanley, llewellyn, perry, born, august, 1890, sydney, eldest, seven, children, born, english, poulterer, john, william, perry, wife, louisa, née, mitchell, perry, became, surgeon, major, battalion, when, attended, auburn, superior, public, school, 1909, joine. Stanley Llewellyn Perry was born on 23 August 1890 in Sydney He is the eldest son of seven children born to English poulterer John William Perry and his wife Louisa nee Mitchell 1 Perry became surgeon major of the 3rd Battalion when attended Auburn Superior Public School In 1909 he joined the school of engineering at the University of Sydney and became a partner in an engineering company in 1914 Perry became second lieutenant in the 39th Infantry Battalion on February 1913 He was then recruited to the Australian Imperial Force on 15 October 1914 as second lieutenant in the 13th Battalion and participated in the landing of Gallipoli On 1 February 1915 he was promoted to lieutenant because of his strategic skill and his ability in handling the unit After landing at Gallipoli on 25 April his battalion moved to Quinn s Post and Pope s Hill with the task of clearing Russell s Top The Fighting Thirteenth suffered drastic casualties that week during an attack by the Turks on Quinn s Post Perry s men held their position against all odds on 29 May when the Turks broke into Quinn s Post However on the night of 6 August Perry was badly injured during an attack on the Turks at Koja Chemen Tepe He subsequently evacuated to Egypt but rejoined his unit there in January 1916 On 2 March Perry was transferred to 45th Battalion where he was promoted to captain The 45th Battalion was established in Egypt as part of the doubling AIF Half of this recruits were Gallipoli veteran from the 13th Battalion and the other half were from Australia many of whom were from New South Wales The battalion crossed to France on 2 June and moved into the front line at Fleurbaix and then on the Somme Perry was severely wounded on 14 August near Pozieres but again rejoined his unit after recovery and became a second in command and had a responsibility of rebuilding his unit following Passchendaele The battalion advanced forward early January 1917 and on 6 January they took over the front line near Gueudecourt They suffered heavy casualties in April at Bullecourt and even more significantly in June at Messines On 16 October Perry was appointed commanding officer at 48th Battalion and temporary lieutenant colonel after he attended the Senior Officers School at Aldershot the battalion took up at Sailey le Sec Alloville and Corbie In March 1918 German forces continued to push forward and on 5 April the Germans struck with 15 divisions at Dernancourt and claimed the strategically vital Hill 104 which resulted in a great number of casualties Perry was appointed commanding officer of the 48th Infantry Battalion on 1 June 1918 On 8 August the Allied forces launched an offensive Perry was injured but successfully directed his unit to the capture of the Blue Line west of Provart Perry was awarded a Distinguished Service Order because of his gallant conduct during the advancement of his battalion After being discharged from the army Perry and his brother Jack set up a chemical engineering company called Pyco in Sydney The company produced pyrethrin insecticides but force to close in mid 1960 with government restrictions on the importing of pyrethrum flowers Perry married Mary Elizabeth Evans in Auburn Baptist Church on 12 April 1924 The couple did not have children During his retirement Perry was the main contributor to the writing of Liberty Plains a history of Auburn which was published in 1982 On 2 May 1979 he died in Repatriation Hospital at Concord and was cremated A memorial to him was dedicated at Arncliffe s St Paul Anglican Church on 17 May 1981 The following table is an excerpt about the army life of lieutenant Stanley Llewellyn Perry Dates on this table are slightly different from other sources Date of birth 1890 08 23Date and unit at appointment Officers 1914 12 20 Appointed Second Lieutenant with the 13th Battalion Date of embarkation 1914 12 22 Embarked with 13th Battalion Date promoted 1915 02 01 Appointed lieutenant Other units 1916 03 03 45th Battalion Date promoted 1916 03 12 Appointed captain Other units 1916 06 02 Joined the British Expeditionary Force Alexandria Other units 1916 07 06 Transferred to England on duty Other units 1916 07 08 Joined Senior Officers School Aldershot Date promoted 1916 08 25 Appointed major Date of honour or award 1916 11 14 Military Cross Other units 1917 10 01 Rejoined 45th Battalion Other units 1917 10 08 1918 04 12 46th Battalion Date promoted 1917 10 16 Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel Date of honour or award 1917 12 28 Mention in Despatches Other units 1918 04 12 1918 06 01 45th Battalion Date of honour or award 1918 05 28 Distinguished Service Order Date promoted 1918 06 01 Appointed lieutenant colonel Other units 1918 06 01 1918 09 02 48th Battalion Other units 1918 09 02 1918 09 08 4th Army Gas school Other units 1918 09 08 48th Battalion Date of honour or award 1918 12 31 Mention in Despatches Date of honour or award 1919 07 11 Mention in Despatches Other 1919 08 11 AIF appointment 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