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FRY, Francis Charles
| Service Number: | 2563 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Natural, 27 September 1951, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 1A, Site No: 46 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2563, 27th Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement 2563, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked 2563, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2563, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Francis Charles Fry was born in 1889 to Francis Chas Fry and Mrs Fry in Devonport, Tasmania. Prior to the war he worked as a motor mechanic.
After his school years, he joined the army in 1908, when he was 19. Francis spent 6 years in the Royal Garrison Artillery. Francis spent 6 years in the army until 1914.
At age 26 in 1915, Francis enlisted to fight in the 27th battalion during World War 1. Upon enlistment on the 26th of July 1915, Francis was positioned as an acting corporal due to his previous 6 years’ experience in the Royal Garrison Artillery. After Francis was accepted into the army, he was given the service numbers 2563 and sent to war. He embarked on board the HMAT A24 Benalla on the 27th of October in 1915 and sent to Egypt, meaning he arrived after the withdrawal from Gallipoli.
In Egypt, Francis was transferred to the 10th Battalion and went with that unit to France in early April 1916. In late July he was sent to hospital sick, and returned to duty in September. In November Francis was evacuated to England with trench feet. He never properly recovered from this, and in September 1917 was returned to Australia for discharge. He left military service on 23 November 1917.
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