Regimental number | 1943 |
Place of birth | Buxham, Devon, England |
School | South Townsville State School, Queensland |
Other training | Served in Junior Cadets and Senior Naval Cadets |
Age on arrival in Australia | 5 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Apprentice boilermaker |
Address | Allen Street, South Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 116 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Fry, Allen Street, South Townsville, Queensland |
Previous military service | Three and a half years service in the Naval Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Won 3 silver medals for rifle shooting as a Cadet |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 46), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Furze and Edith FRY, Allen Street, South Townsville, Queensland. Native of Brixham, Devon, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Brisbane, 16 April 1915. Joined 15th Bn, Gallipoli, 13 July 1915. Wounded in action (gun shot wound, abdomen), 21 August 1915; Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 22 August 1915; died of wounds, Gallipoli, 22 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FRY John George |