Eric John Fry
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: Henry Samuel and Susan Fry
Marital status: Married
Home address: 12 Brindley Street, Deptford, London
Pre-war occupation: Milkman
Date of birth: 18/02/1911
Date of death: 04/12/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 30
Further information:
Eric was the youngest of 9 children with 3 sisters and 5 brothers. His father was recorded on the 1911 census to be working as a scavenger, so as a child, Eric’s family would very likely have suffered hardship. Eric married Florence Elizabeth Marsh in 1934.
Eric signed up with the Royal Artillery in 1940. He was killed in action and died at sea, but the circumstances around his death are unknown.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/