Military service
Service number:
1550
Age:
24
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
St. John's
Enlistment:
January 23, 1915
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
July 1, 1916
Beaumont-Hamel, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. E. 2.
Additional information
Son of John and Elizabeth Fry, of Charleston, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Private William Fry
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Photo of William Fry
William in his uniform -
Monument in Summerville
William Fry is commemorated on this monument in Summerville, Newfoundland. -
The Danger Tree
It was erected in remembrance of those Newfoundlanders that died on that fateful day of July 1, 1916 at Beaumont Hamel during the First World War. Other Newfoundlanders who died on July 1, 1916 are also commemorated on this site.
Digital gallery of
Private William Fry
Digital gallery of
Private William Fry
Digital gallery of
Private William Fry
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 45 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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