Source: October 1916 Casualty.
Family Search: Private Albert James Fry was born on 19 September 1889, in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom as the son of Fry and Sarah. He married Alma MOON on 1 April 1913, in Chatham, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. He immigrated to Canada in 1913. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 25, his occupation is listed as carpenter. He died on 3 October 1916, in Somme, France, at the age of 27
Stretcher-bearer. Killed October 3, 1916, not as written in news clippings below.
Killed While Helping Comrade
PTE. FRY FATALLY WOUNDED ON THE SOMME IN OCTOBER LAST.
Word of the death in action of Pte. Albert Fry, of the 18th Battalion, is contained in a letter received by Mrs. Fry of this city, who is at present visiting in Brantford. The soldier was killed on October 1 while dressing the wound of a comrade. Mrs. Fry has forwarded the following letter to The Planet for publication:
Dear Madam:—Your letter making inquiries regarding No. 53563, Private Albert Fry received. I regret to have to inform you that he was killed when our company went into action near Courcelette (Somme district) on Oct. 1st, 1916. He was a Stretcher Bearer in my company and while in the act of binding up a wound in a man’s arm a shell burst near them, killing them both.
Yours truly, G. GANDER, Capt., Co. 18th Battalion.
Source: Chatham Planet. February 3, 1917. Via Allan Miller 18th Battalion Facebook Group.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 