FRY W.A.

Given Names:  William Albert

Service Number:  431

Unit:  6th Battalion, D Company                                                                                       

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  22 Yrs  6 Mths

Occupation:  Printer                                                                                                       

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Methodist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6 In                     

Weight:  134 Lbs

Chest:  32-34 In

Hair:  Light

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/8/1914

Place:  Richmond

Next of Kin:  FATHER  John Fry

, Mt Barker, South Australia                                                                                             

Embarkation Date:  19/10/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Hororata A20

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  6th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Corporal

Discharge Date:                                       

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  7000

British War Medal:  1552

Victory Medal:  1563

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  28/1/1892

Place:  Mount Barker, South Australia      

Father:  John FRY                                   

Mother:  Eliza ALBERT

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 10/5/1915                          

Place: No. 15 General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt                                                    

Burial:  Chatby War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 6/5/1915; gun shot wound; Gallipoli

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 303629

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

At time of enlistment was living with older brother, Charles Edward Fry, at 51 Broughton Street, Kew

FURTHER INFORMATION

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