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Name	Gerald Thomas Fryer
Born	11 June, 1885 Toongabbie, Victoria, Australia
Died	24 May, 1952 (aged 66) Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	kidney disease
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	schoolteacher (1905-1950) Victoria, Australia soldier (1916-1918) Federal, Australia army officer (1918-1919) Federal, Australia trade union official (1925-1940) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer)
Maps *	57th Battalion (army officer, 1916-1919)
Key Organisations *	Victorian Teachers Union (member) Victorian Teachers Union (president, 1928)

* Dates are approximate

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