FRY, William Charles
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Prior Police Service:
Bristol City Police
Regiment/Corps:
Gloucestershire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
14241823
P.O.W. number:
225444
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Wednesday, April 13, 1921
Birthplace:
Bristol
William Charles Fry, a probationary Police Constable residing in Kingsdown, Bristol, enlisted into the Armed Forces on 23 July 1942 after volunteering for commando service. He joined the 2nd Police Intake at the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry, and was subsequently attached to No.3 Commando. Private Fry was reported missing 14 July 1943, later confirmed a prisoner of war, during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the Bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge).
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives File WO417/66.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/114/1.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives File WO417/66.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/114/1.
German Record Cards of British PoWs / National Archives file WO416/130/258.
The 1939 Register covering Bristol.
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