William Joseph FRY

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Service Number:	2428
Enlisted:	10 December 1915, Enlisted at Townesville, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mareeba, Queensland, 1895
Home Town:	Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland
Schooling:	Springsure State School, Queensland
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 10 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29 He was 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 War Memorial

10 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2428, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townesville, QLD
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

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Son of John and Sarah Alexandra Fry of Newbury Junction, Queensland previously of Banana Picket, Proserpine, QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal