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FRY, William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2428 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 December 1915, Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, 2 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Springsure State School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 10 June 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried in an isolated grave and marked with a wooden cross but the grave site was lost in the following battle, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2428, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Townsville, QLD | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2428, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2428, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John FRY and Sarah Alexandra nee HILL of Newbury Junction, Queensland previously of Banana Picket, Proserpine, QLD
William was killed during an attack after 19 underground mines were detonated.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
FRY. — In loving memory of our dear son and brother, William Joseph Fry, killed in action, at Messines, on June 10, 1917. Aged 23 years.
He proved himself no shirker,
He answered his country's call;
He died an Australian hero.
Fighting to save us all.
(Inserted by his loving mother, father, sisters, and brothers.)
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