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William Thomas Fryer was born on 20 February 1887. Enlisted and fought in the First World War. Died on 21 February 1946.
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John Denis (Jack) Fryer was born on 11 September 1895 at Springsure, Queensland, son of Charles George Fryer and Rosina Fryer (née Richards). Charles and Rosina had seven children: Elizabeth Stuart (later Gilmour), William Thomas, Charles George, Henry Hardy, John Denis, Richard Alexander James and Walter Ponsonby. Jack won a scholarship to the University of Queensland and commenced study in 1915. By the end of first term, Jack decided to volunteer for military service in the first Australian Imperial Force. He was commissioned in 1916 and went to France. On 4 August 1918 the Fifty-First Battalion was in the line near Amiens when they were attacked; among the casualties was Lieutenant Fryer who had wounds to his arm, leg and thighs. After being hospitalised in Britain, Jack returned to Australian in July 1919. He re-enrolled at the University of Queensland for the first term of 1920 to complete his English honours examinations. While at University he was engaged in extra-curricular activities such as cricket, rugby, editing magazines including Galmahra with P. R. 'Inky' Stephensen, the Dramatic Society, contributed to the recently-founded St. John's College magazine Argo (using the pseudonym 'Chut'). In September 1922 he was hospitalised for tuberculosis. His mother travelled from Brisbane in December 1922 and took him home to Springsure in early January 1923. He died on 7 February 1923. In 1926, as a memorial to their former member and vice-president, members of the University of Queensland Dramatic Society donated £10 to establish a collection of works in Australian literature. The Fryer collection was maintained in the English Department until the 1950s when it became part of the University of Queensland Library.
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Letters and Cards from William and John Fryer
• H.M.A.T. Warilda, Will and John Fryer to Liz, 7 Oct 1915
• Will and John Fryer, ‘Greetings From Egypt’, Christmas card to Liz, [December 1915]
• Will and John Fryer, ‘Greetings From Egypt’ Christmas card, to Mother, [December 1915]
• Will and Jack Fryer, ‘Greetings From Egypt’ Christmas card to Dick, [December 1915]
• Will and John Fryer, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, to their mother, 15 Jan 1916
• Will and John Fryer, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, to their mother, 18 Jan 1916
• Birthday card, ‘Love to Dick from Will and Jack’
• Christmas card, from ‘Will and Jack to Dad’
• Farewell card, ‘Farewell to My Dear Father’ from Will and Jack
• New Year card, ‘To My Dear Mother’, from Will and Jack
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- English
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Box 1 Folder 2c
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Created, Linda Justo, 11-May-2023.