Regimental number | 200 |
Place of birth | Baynes Street, Highgate Hill, South Brisbane |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Normal School and South Brisbane State School, Queensland |
Other training | Technical College, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Gladstone Road, Highgate Hill, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anne Jane Fraser, Gladstone Road, Highgate Hill, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
'Was with Battalion from its inception. Served in Egypt for six months then went to France and participated in the 5th Division's first stunt around Armentieres on 19-20 July 1916' Details supplied by Mrs Anne Fraser (mother) of 133 Gladstone Road, South Brisbane |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 7), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Anne Jane Fraser, 133 Gladstone Road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3744 Pte Arthur FRASER, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1917; Brother-in-law: 3688 Lance Corporal Francis William BAUNACH MM, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Admitted No 8 Field Ambulance (A Section), Roadhead North, 13 April 1916 (enteritis); discharged to unit, 17 April 1916, and rejoined unit, Duntroon Plateau the same day. Appointed Lance Sergeant, 30 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried New Cemetery, Sailly sur-La-Lys, by Reverend W. Meredith Holliday, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Mother's address subsequently Forrest Street, Moorooka, near Brisbane, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FRASER Andrew Kinross |