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Francis Luke Fry

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Luke AWMM
  • Surname
    Fry AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 8/3846 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1895 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1895 Public - Sandra Alanna - Direct descendant - 27 April 2018 - Family Tree information dating back to 1816.
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Born to George Richard Fry & Mary Ann Fry of Waikouati, Otago Public - Sandra Alanna - Direct descendant - 27 April 2018 - Family Tree information.
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    G.R. Fry (father), Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 4 March 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/3846 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Railway porter/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Lance Corporal Fry was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Fry, of Waikouaiti, Otago. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Dunedin Railway Station, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
    • Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM

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  • On the eve of Anzac Day thinking about a great-great uncle that my family didn't get an opportunity to know. Thank you for your sacrifice and your legacy. As 100 years since your death approaches, you will be remembered by your family.
    Public - Darilyn - Other relative - 24 April 2016
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
01 June 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
27 April 2018Sandra AlannaStanthorpe, Queensland, Australia Direct descendant
15 December 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher
24 April 2016DarilynInvercargillOther relative

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