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William James FRY

Regimental number1671
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolPetrie Terrace State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFrank Fry Milton, Heusseler Road, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceAGA
Enlistment date6 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentCleaner
Unit name301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park)
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/98/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Company Australian Army Service Corps
FateDied of disease 14 September 1915
Place of death or woundingHounslow, England (died of Cancer of Throat and Tongue)
Age at death27
Place of burialNew Brentford Cemetery (Plot B, Row A, Grave No. 20), Middlesex
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
181
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank and Mary Ann FRY, Milton, Neusseur Road, Brisbane, Queensland

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