14th Battalion
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Stanley James Fry (SN193) born in Ballarat, was an 18 year old moulder when he enlisted on September 15th 1914. Assigned to the 14th Battalion his unit embarked from Melbourne aboard the Ulysses on December 22nd 1914. He served on Gallipoli with the 14th Battalion and in late May was hospitalised at Mudros suffering from Influenza. He returned to the front line where, on August 21st, he suffered a severe gunshot wound to his right shoulder. He was again evacuated to hospital at Mudros before being transferred to hospital at Lewisham in England. He returned to Australia on the Ascanius and was discharged on July 25th 1916. He answered the call again in World War 2 (SN V5532) serving with the 4th Infantry Training Battalion.
