Alfred Narroway FRY

Regimental number2161
Place of birthWest Egerton, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o Harbour Trust, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinFather, B W Fry, Montana, Coolgardie, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Garrison Artillery; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 September 1914
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 3, Military District 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/31/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board TRANSPORT A7 Medic on 20 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Discharge date20 April 1920
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1608 Pte Stanley FRY, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919; 2171 Pte Robert FRY, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, 16 July 1915 (shrapnel wound, right shoulder).

Selected to undergo pilot instruction, No 2 School of Military Aeronautics, Oxford, 5 April 1918.

Graduated and appointed Flying Officer (Pilot) and 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF.

Commenced return to Australia, 5 December 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), 20 April 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W85421.
Date of death4 June 1979
Age at death84
Place of burialManjimup Cemetery, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, FRY Alfred Narroway