FRYER, Charles George
| Service Number: | 5086 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Springsure, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Springsure, Central Highlands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Springsure Shire of Bauhinia Roll of Honour, Springsure State School Memorial Fountain, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5086, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5086, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 5 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 5086, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5086 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
49th Battalion , Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 27 and the son of Charles George and Rosina Fryer, of Springsure, Queensland. His connection with County Carlow in Ireland is unknown-it is possible his parents had lived there. He is remembered on the Carlow Great War Memorial which stands in Leighlinbridge Memorial Garden,Milford Street, Leighlinbridge, County Carlow.
Enlistment date 15 October 1915
9th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/26/4
Age at embarkation 26
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 31 March 1916.
War service: Western Front
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