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Fry, Charles Horace "Digger"
Fry, Charles Horace "Digger"
Date of birth:
October 29th, 1914 (Newcastle/New South Wales, Australia)
Service number:
40047
Nationality:
Australian
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
No. 112 Squadron
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
August 22nd, 1941
"During a terrific air battle during the Nazi invasion of Greece, he engaged 15 hostile aircraft single-handed, destroying one and damaging another."
Flying Cross 1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
No. 112 Squadron
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
December 25th, 1942
RAAF Pilot Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
20 Course
,
1 Flying Training School
,
Royal Australian Air Force
Flying Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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Flight Lieutenant Charles Horace Fry | The Australian War Memorial
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35837/supplement/5639/data.pdf
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http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/commonwealth_fry.htm
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