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FRYER, Kenneth James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 23888 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | DUBBO, NSW, 10 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Dubbo High School Honour Roll , Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Mosman Bradleys Head HMAS Sydney Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 23888, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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| 9 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 23888 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Kenneth James Fryer. He died when the HMAS Sydney II was sunk by a German naval warship on 20 November 1941 in the Indian Ocean. All the 645 Australian sailors on the HMAS Sydney II perished. Plymouth Naval Memorial. Panel 57, Column 2. England.