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FRY, Oliver Edwin
Personal Details
Service Number: | 429 |
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Enlisted: | 11 March 1901 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry |
Born: | Mintaro, South Australia , 3 March 1875 |
Home Town: | Mintaro, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Draper |
Died: | Enteric Fever, Standerton, South Africa, Standerton, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 22 December 1901, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mintaro Boer War Plaque, Mintaro and District War Memorial, WA Kings Park Boer War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 429 | |
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1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 429, 6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry | |
11 Mar 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 429, 6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry | |
10 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 429, 6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry, Ship Ulstermore | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Oliver Edwin was born as Oliver Egbert FRY on 3rd March, 1875 at Mintaro, South Australia
His parents were John FRY & Ann JOYCE
Medals: Queens South Africa Medal with Clasps (awarded posthumously)