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Married: 1909. Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia. Marriage Cert:7358/1909.
Wife: Amy Gertrude Fry. nee: White. (1885-1973)
Died: 12th November 1977. New South Wales, Australia. Death Cert:26926/1977.
Mother: Elizabeth Harriett May Fry. nee: Melville. (1870-....)
Temporary Commanding Officer 34th Battalion AIF. 34th Battalion Headquarters. Australian
Miliary Administration, Rabaul. 1914/15.
(BEAN, History of Wold War 1 Vol V page 334)
Major: Walter Arnold Le Roy FRY. 34th Battalion AIF. For consistant devotion
to duty and marked administrative ability as Second-in-Command of his Battalion, and also in
temporary command during the latter stages of the SOMME Offensine in 1918. His sound careful work
in the field and in billets were of great value to the Battalion and contributed materially to the
success of their operations. In Command of his unit from time to time. Major FRY has shown himself
more than equal to the demands made of him.
London Gazette 6th June 1919. Page 6812 Position 5.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 15th of September 1919. Page 1370
Position 17.
For services rendered from September 22nd 1917 to 24/25th February 1918.
London Gazette 11th July 1919. Page 8831 Position 80.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 30th of October 1919. Page 1654
Position 97.
Lieutenant: Augustus Gibson FARLEIGH. M.C.
Major: Harry Lambert Edward Dixon WHEELER.
Captain: 717 Benjamin Greenup BRODIE.
London Gazette 28th December 1917. Page 13566 Position 14.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 18th of April 1918. Page 843
Position 89.
Walter was a 30 year old Warehouseman from Mosman, N.S.W. upon enlistment. Walter and Amy Fry
had a son Walter Frederick Fry who died in N.S.W. in 1978. Death Cert:107618/1978.
Served in the AIF during World War 2 with the rank of Lieutenant, service number NX149681.
(Australian National Archives)
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