| Accession Number | P09285.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
| Maker |
Creelman & Co |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1340 Private (Pte) Alan Fraser Fry, 13th Battalion, of Lewisham, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1340 Private (Pte) Alan Fraser Fry, 13th Battalion, of Lewisham, NSW. A supercargo officer on a merchant ship prior to enlistment, he embarked from Sydney with the 10th Reinforcements on board HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 6 September 1915. Fry was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal (L Cpl) in Early May 1916. L Cpl Fry was wounded in action on the 13 August and died from these wounds on 14 August 1916; he was 21 years of age. Fry is buried at the Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France. His brother 4992 Pte Dene Barrett Fry, 3rd Ballion was killed in action in France on 9 April 1917 and his uncle Major James Whiteside Fraser McManamey, 19th Battalion was killed in action in Gallipoli on 5 September 1915.