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Harold Willoughby FRY

Regimental number922
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressKissing Point Road, Turramurram, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, W R Fry, Kissing Point Road, Turramurra, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 10 April 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Company Engineers
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: ENG Div 5
Promotion date: 5 March 1916

Lieutenant


Unit: ENG Div 5
Promotion date: 27 June 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Recommendation date: 3 August 1916

Bar to Military Cross


Recommendation date: 29 September 1917

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 4 June 1919
Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. He constructed a sap across "No Man's Land" with great rapidity. This sap subsequently proved of the greatest value to our troops, who occupied the enemy's trenches.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184
Date: 14 December 1916

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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