| Regimental number | 3048 |
| Place of birth | Lithgow, New South Wales |
| School | Mittagong and Leura Public and Grammar School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | The Nest, Fore Street, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 5.75" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Fryer, The Nest, Fore Street, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *date of fate 19th to 20th |
| Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Maud FRYER; husband of Ethel Robertson (formerly FRYER), 107 Susan Street, Waverley, New South Wales. Native of Leura |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 5 February 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19/20 July 1916. Note, Red Cross File No 1120502: 'No trace Germany. Cert by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 3123 Sergeant F. POLDING, HQ Company, 54th Bn (patient, No 9 General Hospital, Rouen), 9 November 1916: 'I knew L/Cpl. Fryer ... On the 20th July, I saw Fryer's body in No Man's Land at Fleurbaix. On approaching the body, I saw a sand bag over his head and on removing the sand bag, I saw that the back of his head had been blown off. His body was afterwards buried.' Second statement, 3575 A.L. MILLER, Lewis Gun Section, 54th Bn, 15 November 1916: 'L/Corporal Fryer, I am sorry to say[,] was killed on the 19th July at Fromelles South of Armentieres. He was killed about ten yards from the German trenches by Machine gun fire.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FRYER Thomas Edward
Red Cross file 1120502 |
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